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it depends on the type of users. Will they be the people to install rails anyway? Or put differently: are they coders/webdesigners/content creators? And how muc
by jauco 19y ago
it depends on the type of users. Will they be the people to install rails anyway? Or put differently: are they coders/webdesigners/content creators? And how much do you think they will need your product? is it an improvement over existing (hosted) products or is it something entirely new? Simple put, the more tech-savy the lower this barrier is perceived. The more unique your app is, the more willing people are to cross the barrier. Without knowledge of either I can't really tell if the barrier is too high.
- hbien 19y agoIt's yet another gtd web app. It's web based because almost all of the apps I use are web based now. Plus, the entire application is a single Ajax page with optional Google Gears integration (everything works offline). There's also an API that I used to make a command line client and to hook with TextMate. One of the best strengths of self-hosted web apps are plugin systems (ie. Mint's peppers) which is something I'm working on. So I guess it's not that unique because there are tons of GTD applications. But the users who do use GTD apps tend to be more tech savvy.
- jauco 19y agoA single Ajax page with Google gears? that's about as easy an installation as you'll get. Why don't you drop the server part altogether?
- hbien 19y agoThe server part is used for persistent storage, so a user might have multiple computers open each with a Gears database but they all sync up to the same server DB. Hopefully, once Gears is available for Mobile Safari, you'll be able to access your list on your phone both online and offline and sync back and forth. Plus it's also for people who aren't using Gears, like Safari/opera users.