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Why? Obsidian already does this better. If it's not going to be better or targeted to different users, then the most likely conclusion to draw is de facto reinv
by sacnoradhq 4y ago
Why? Obsidian already does this better. If it's not going to be better or targeted to different users, then the most likely conclusion to draw is de facto reinventing the wheel without a strategy other than "me too".
Always build something different and defensible.
- veidr 4y agoHappy paying Obsidian user here: Obsidian isn’t open source. That alone is reason enough. All else being equal (which, yes, is unlikely) an exact clone of Obsidian would be “better”.
- sacnoradhq 4y agoIt's obviously unimportant or you wouldn't have happily paid for it. Giving away code to a paid app while it is viable and thriving offers no benefit to the producer except to allow anyone and everyone to duplicate their app and create knock-offs. The right "eyeballs" will never look at it because of Tragedy of the Commons. Therefore, it's a wish but not a requirement.
- crossroadsguy 4y agoNot necessarily. It could be important but the non-FOSS tool might be the best available.
- veidr 4y agoHuh? How are you coming to that conclusion? It is important to me, and if I was aware of an open-source Obsidian equivalent, I would have chosen that. But there wasn't, and AFAIK there still isn't one. Having a good tool that works well for my purpose is more important, yes. So I still happily pay for it. > no benefit to the producer Perhaps...? But the producer isn't who I care about here; I'm the user.
- lr1970 4y agoSilver Bullet is open source while Obsidian is not.