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You don't need funding for focusing on ease of operation, it's a mindset. Either you're user-centered, or you're not.

reallydontask 6y ago
>Either you're user-centered, or you're not. It really depends on the audience for the product, targeting regular users does require more thought on the UX, etc which almost invariably means more funding.
- michaelt 6y ago
  I don't think the website targets the wrong audience - just the copywriter was so involved in the project they forgot to make what they're offering clear. When someone says "permanently keep your stuff, for life" do they mean some sort of pay-once eternal backup, like permanent.org? Something censorship-resistant, like Freenet? Something peer-to-peer and distributed-ledger based like Filecoin? Backing up data locked up in cloud services? Converting obscure file formats into ones with more longevity? Bypassing defunct DRM? Activism against civil forfeiture?
  - taneq 6y ago
    Just from the front page it looks like a software stack for running your own archive server?
BiteCode_dev 6y ago
Why do you think cmd line tools are popular ? Because they are easier to do than a GUI, not because all geeks think the terminal is the only xp that matters.
- atq2119 6y ago
  That seems... offtopic? You can have command line tools that are easy to use, with documentation focused on user-friendliness, and you can have command line tools where figuring out what they even do in the first place takes a lot of effort. And the same is true for GUIs, for what it's worth.
  - lukeschlather 6y ago
    That takes time. Or funding. I have often thought "it would be great if I could suck all my emails and Facebook posts into a local search index." It sounds like this is that. If I wrote it I would have exactly enough time to make sure that all my emails and Facebook posts are in a local index and then I would have no more time for a personal project. Making a nice UI on top of it would easily increase the amount of time fivefold.
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chiefalchemist 6y ago
Agreed. It's really about benefits vs features. Features are what. Benefits are why; why you should care. Addressing why is essential.

>Either you're user-centered, or you're not. It really depends on the audience for the product, targeting regular users does require more thought on the UX, etc which almost invariably means more funding.

michaelt 6y ago
I don't think the website targets the wrong audience - just the copywriter was so involved in the project they forgot to make what they're offering clear. When someone says "permanently keep your stuff, for life" do they mean some sort of pay-once eternal backup, like permanent.org? Something censorship-resistant, like Freenet? Something peer-to-peer and distributed-ledger based like Filecoin? Backing up data locked up in cloud services? Converting obscure file formats into ones with more longevity? Bypassing defunct DRM? Activism against civil forfeiture?
- taneq 6y ago
  Just from the front page it looks like a software stack for running your own archive server?

BiteCode_dev 6y ago

Why do you think cmd line tools are popular ? Because they are easier to do than a GUI, not because all geeks think the terminal is the only xp that matters.

atq2119 6y ago
That seems... offtopic? You can have command line tools that are easy to use, with documentation focused on user-friendliness, and you can have command line tools where figuring out what they even do in the first place takes a lot of effort. And the same is true for GUIs, for what it's worth.
- lukeschlather 6y ago
  That takes time. Or funding. I have often thought "it would be great if I could suck all my emails and Facebook posts into a local search index." It sounds like this is that. If I wrote it I would have exactly enough time to make sure that all my emails and Facebook posts are in a local index and then I would have no more time for a personal project. Making a nice UI on top of it would easily increase the amount of time fivefold.
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chiefalchemist 6y ago

Agreed. It's really about benefits vs features. Features are what. Benefits are why; why you should care. Addressing why is essential.