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Why not just create it as a Google group? Edit: seriously, unless you plan to somehow monetize it, having Google do your sysadmin work, pay for your hosting, a
by JulianMorrison 15y ago
Why not just create it as a Google group?
Edit: seriously, unless you plan to somehow monetize it, having Google do your sysadmin work, pay for your hosting, and present a well tuned web/email interface at no cost is a no-brainer. It's early enough in the project you could ask people to switch over.
- bxr 15y agoAt the same time though, if you host it yourself you can switch out the backend or interface whenever you want with no inconvenience to users unless going in to or out of a locked-in system like google. Hosting is cheap, and someone running a "weekend hacker" group probably already has all the hosting worries taken care of for other projects. Besides, running things is fun.
- pavel_lishin 15y agoHow would they curate it?
- JulianMorrison 15y ago"Announcement only; Anyone can read the archives. Anyone can join, but only managers can post messages." -- from the create-a-new-group page.
- djb_hackernews 15y agoor /r/forhire
- djb_hackernews 15y agodone. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2564829 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2564829 err http://groups.google.com/group/weekendhacker http://groups.google.com/group/weekendhacker