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> Also, I'd be interested in any opinions here about how to financially support this project. At the very least I'd just love to somehow make this my job. I th

> Also, I'd be interested in any opinions here about how to financially support this project. At the very least I'd just love to somehow make this my job. I think before you can answer that question you have to figure out if there are enough geeks like you who think this is a useful enough tool to run / use regularly. They'll likely pay you $. Alternately, find use case where even just a few users / companies would pay $$$ each for some thing that it does that you can't easily get anywhere else and helps get work done. For me it looks cool, and i'll give it a try, but i'm more likely to stay with my normal browser because with plugins like vimium i don't have to reach for my mouse very much. That's actually one of the reasons i use the command line so much. Make it work without constantly using my mouse and I'd be far more likely to use it. Once i'm using it regularly, then I'd be starting to think "I wish it would..." and then making those wishes come into practice is something i'd support. This is kind of a weird / esoteric thing that would just gradually improve so... maybe Patreon is a better route for getting support than normal software / feature / plugin sales. personally, IF I find myself using it regularly, i think i'd be more likely to support you via a Patreon type regular donation.

tombh 8y ago
Thanks for your advice, it's really helpful. I agree, I think it has a large gimmick factor, for which I don't think there's a huge amount of $ (though it does help spread the word). You have a good point about finding a niche in a large company. As others have mentioned this looks like it would be to do with endeavours out in the field so to speak, where the Internet is slow and/or expensive. So eg; military or shipping operations. So at the moment I guess it's just best to hope as many different people and organisations see Browsh as possible and seeing what sticks and where. I've got Patreon, Paypal and Bitcoin setup already: https://www.brow.sh/donate/ https://www.brow.sh/donate/
- aeorgnoieang 8y ago
  Add links to Patreon, PayPal, and Bitcoin right on the home page.
  - tombh 8y ago
    Woah, yeah, bold, why not.
- EB66 8y ago
  I think your niche might be companies or professionals that need to communicate via satellite while 'out in the field'. For my job I need to take an Inmarsat BGAN terminal with me on trips into the backcountry so I can pull up a data connection wherever I happen to be. Obviously the data is very expensive. To limit costs, I check my email via SSH using Pine and basic web browsing with Lynx. Regular web browsing in Chrome is slow and very expensive. Your browser represents a huge step up from Lynx. The maritime industry could find a large benefit from using your software. A friend of mine is a marine electrician who often works on large commercial boats up in Alaska. Some of these boats will pay in the neighborhood of $7000 per month for satellite service and unless you're the captain you get very limited access time. I'm sure they'd be interested in cutting their web browsing costs.
  - ramses0 8y ago
    That's an excellent point. Reduce cost of "$xxx" to $x" by filtering / proxying through legible text. And yes. A return to the web's roots. I applaud the author b/c I have constantly wanted to do this same hack, but would never have done it to this level.
  - yazr 8y ago
    Wouldnt it make more sense to build this as a cloud service? So you connect (using ssh or chrome) to a dedicated host which sends you a digest of the page... You can also "zoom in" on elements if you want higher resolution. As a potential user, what are your opinions ? (Sort of like the Amazon Silk browser..?!) Edit: phrasing, and also looked at other comments
    - EB66 8y ago
      > Wouldnt it make more sense to build this as a cloud service? Definitely. Maritime companies and backcountry users probably won't be interested in messing around with a nifty open source tool nor the hosting infrastructure it'd require. They'll want this built out as a secure easy to use service. @tombh Feel free to get in touch if you're interested in building or optimizing for satellite users. I'd be happy to provide some beta test feedback using my equipment.
- deepnet 8y ago
  I stepped up, now a Patron.
  - tombh 8y ago
    Thank you very much.

tombh 8y ago

Thanks for your advice, it's really helpful. I agree, I think it has a large gimmick factor, for which I don't think there's a huge amount of $ (though it does help spread the word). You have a good point about finding a niche in a large company. As others have mentioned this looks like it would be to do with endeavours out in the field so to speak, where the Internet is slow and/or expensive. So eg; military or shipping operations. So at the moment I guess it's just best to hope as many different people and organisations see Browsh as possible and seeing what sticks and where. I've got Patreon, Paypal and Bitcoin setup already: https://www.brow.sh/donate/ https://www.brow.sh/donate/

aeorgnoieang 8y ago
Add links to Patreon, PayPal, and Bitcoin right on the home page.
- tombh 8y ago
  Woah, yeah, bold, why not.
EB66 8y ago
I think your niche might be companies or professionals that need to communicate via satellite while 'out in the field'. For my job I need to take an Inmarsat BGAN terminal with me on trips into the backcountry so I can pull up a data connection wherever I happen to be. Obviously the data is very expensive. To limit costs, I check my email via SSH using Pine and basic web browsing with Lynx. Regular web browsing in Chrome is slow and very expensive. Your browser represents a huge step up from Lynx. The maritime industry could find a large benefit from using your software. A friend of mine is a marine electrician who often works on large commercial boats up in Alaska. Some of these boats will pay in the neighborhood of $7000 per month for satellite service and unless you're the captain you get very limited access time. I'm sure they'd be interested in cutting their web browsing costs.
- ramses0 8y ago
  That's an excellent point. Reduce cost of "$xxx" to $x" by filtering / proxying through legible text. And yes. A return to the web's roots. I applaud the author b/c I have constantly wanted to do this same hack, but would never have done it to this level.
- yazr 8y ago
  Wouldnt it make more sense to build this as a cloud service? So you connect (using ssh or chrome) to a dedicated host which sends you a digest of the page... You can also "zoom in" on elements if you want higher resolution. As a potential user, what are your opinions ? (Sort of like the Amazon Silk browser..?!) Edit: phrasing, and also looked at other comments
  - EB66 8y ago
    > Wouldnt it make more sense to build this as a cloud service? Definitely. Maritime companies and backcountry users probably won't be interested in messing around with a nifty open source tool nor the hosting infrastructure it'd require. They'll want this built out as a secure easy to use service. @tombh Feel free to get in touch if you're interested in building or optimizing for satellite users. I'd be happy to provide some beta test feedback using my equipment.
deepnet 8y ago
I stepped up, now a Patron.
- tombh 8y ago
  Thank you very much.