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I could probably clone a lot of the YC'dlings. I thought it would be amusing to go down the list one-by-one and make open-source clones of 'em, specifically ma

I could probably clone a lot of the YC'dlings. I thought it would be amusing to go down the list one-by-one and make open-source clones of 'em, specifically made to scale using EC2 and S3 auto-magically.

nickb 19y ago
Go for it! Competition is _always_ good! It forces people and companies to up their game. Customers are the ones who win in the end. I was actually thinking of implementing something like Scribd (it's very simple with Adobe Flashpaper) but don't wanna get sued and deal with DMCA/lawyers. Scribd's full of pirated stuff... they must be getting a ton of DMCA takedowns.
- omouse 19y ago
  That's the diff between Scribd and any potential competitors. They have laughed in the face of danger and fear. Many people find that hard to do. You should go ahead and implement :D Laugh at the lawyers!
- Tichy 19y ago
  That's interesting - how could you use FlashPaper in a server setting? Is it available for Linux? Would it be sufficient to have a single user license to serve the web?