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I really like that more and more developers are doing the open-source/paid service option(no idea what's the term for it). I personally think it's great for bot

I really like that more and more developers are doing the open-source/paid service option(no idea what's the term for it). I personally think it's great for both developers and their customers/users.

robinhood 6y ago
Open source SAAS: OSSAAS?
- KajMagnus 6y ago
  OSAS? Open Source As Service?
wilsonjohn 6y ago
Do you see open source + self hosting could drive more adoption among developers rather than customers? Looking forward to hear your thoughts. Do you see model like Ghost could be a strategy to grow Open Source SaaS products?
- almarklein 6y ago
  It is an interesting model, and developers seem to like it. TimeTagger is the successor to a similar product that is not open source, which I've posted about here, but never quite got a response like this :) I love open source and maintain several open source projects. By making TimeTagger open source, I was hoping to find a niche of "tech" users. And if it fails, at least the code can be useful to someone else.
  - jrumbut 6y ago
    That was perhaps the most compelling landing page I've ever seen. When you mentioned the lack of cookie banner I found it strangely exciting. I hope I'm in a salaried, non time tracking role for the foreseeable future, but if not I'll look into TimeTagger.
- wanttocommentt 6y ago
  Hard to tell, but from my(developer) point of view I see it as a big benefit to be able to see the code. Plus it gives me the option, in case I like the service and it is discontinued for any reason, to just host it by myself. Also it adds another layer of trust and I have the feeling I can influence the product. >Do you see model like Ghost could be a strategy to grow Open Source SaaS products? Definitely, I think Ghost is a very good and successful example of Open Source SaaS.
neonmate 6y ago
I recently created a site to collect all the web services that are backed by an open source repository [1]. I'm happy to add timetagger to the collection:) Hope there will be many more applications like this in the future. You can share your ideas in https://wintermute.app/ideas https://wintermute.app/ideas. Imho many services are missing, like a privacy first social network. [1] https://wintermute.app/repositories https://wintermute.app/repositories
- almarklein 6y ago
  Thanks!
- wilsonjohn 6y ago
  This is an impressive list. Adding tags, categories would help in browsing ideas and repo faster.
  - neonmate 6y ago
    Thanks for the feedback. I thought about this earlier, but it requires to maintain this list manually. What do you think about fetching the tags from the Github repository and link once synchronized to wintermute?
    - wilsonjohn 6y ago
      that could be helpful. Are you looking at launching this on PH? I'm see people can contribute.
      - neonmate 6y ago
        I would be glad about more people that contribute. But afaik launching this on PH would require to make it look more fancy. As you said tags and maybe screenshots. Otherwise I think the post will not get any attraction :)
- Brendinooo 6y ago
  How do I submit a repository?
cphajduk 6y ago
freemium?
- lights0123 6y ago
  That usually means that the premium version has more features, and doesn't imply libre/Open Source.
IA21 6y ago
open core? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-core_model https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-core_model
r0rshrk 6y ago
I think the term is open-core

I really like that more and more developers are doing the open-source/paid service option(no idea what's the term for it). I personally think it's great for both developers and their customers/users.

robinhood 6y ago

Open source SAAS: OSSAAS?

KajMagnus 6y ago
OSAS? Open Source As Service?

wilsonjohn 6y ago

Do you see open source + self hosting could drive more adoption among developers rather than customers? Looking forward to hear your thoughts. Do you see model like Ghost could be a strategy to grow Open Source SaaS products?

almarklein 6y ago
It is an interesting model, and developers seem to like it. TimeTagger is the successor to a similar product that is not open source, which I've posted about here, but never quite got a response like this :) I love open source and maintain several open source projects. By making TimeTagger open source, I was hoping to find a niche of "tech" users. And if it fails, at least the code can be useful to someone else.
- jrumbut 6y ago
  That was perhaps the most compelling landing page I've ever seen. When you mentioned the lack of cookie banner I found it strangely exciting. I hope I'm in a salaried, non time tracking role for the foreseeable future, but if not I'll look into TimeTagger.
wanttocommentt 6y ago
Hard to tell, but from my(developer) point of view I see it as a big benefit to be able to see the code. Plus it gives me the option, in case I like the service and it is discontinued for any reason, to just host it by myself. Also it adds another layer of trust and I have the feeling I can influence the product. >Do you see model like Ghost could be a strategy to grow Open Source SaaS products? Definitely, I think Ghost is a very good and successful example of Open Source SaaS.

neonmate 6y ago

I recently created a site to collect all the web services that are backed by an open source repository [1]. I'm happy to add timetagger to the collection:) Hope there will be many more applications like this in the future. You can share your ideas in https://wintermute.app/ideas https://wintermute.app/ideas. Imho many services are missing, like a privacy first social network. [1] https://wintermute.app/repositories https://wintermute.app/repositories

almarklein 6y ago
Thanks!
wilsonjohn 6y ago
This is an impressive list. Adding tags, categories would help in browsing ideas and repo faster.
- neonmate 6y ago
  Thanks for the feedback. I thought about this earlier, but it requires to maintain this list manually. What do you think about fetching the tags from the Github repository and link once synchronized to wintermute?
  - wilsonjohn 6y ago
    that could be helpful. Are you looking at launching this on PH? I'm see people can contribute.
    - neonmate 6y ago
      I would be glad about more people that contribute. But afaik launching this on PH would require to make it look more fancy. As you said tags and maybe screenshots. Otherwise I think the post will not get any attraction :)
Brendinooo 6y ago
How do I submit a repository?

cphajduk 6y ago

freemium?

lights0123 6y ago
That usually means that the premium version has more features, and doesn't imply libre/Open Source.

IA21 6y ago

open core? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-core_model https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-core_model

r0rshrk 6y ago

I think the term is open-core