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We're early alpha, our product is free and open source At the end of the day, it is an amazing experience simply just to search and organize files from not jus

We're early alpha, our product is free and open source At the end of the day, it is an amazing experience simply just to search and organize files from not just devices, but disconnected drives. Search is lightning fast, the UI is clean and you own all the data, given its local first and peer-to-peer. Hate it if you must, but we're super passionate about it and are ruthlessly working to reach full stability across all platforms.

threeseed 3y ago
> Hate it if you must I don't think many people on here actually understand it. Comparison table on your website showing what makes it different to Dropbox etc. would help.
- IshKebab 3y ago
  I agree. I've looked at this before and not used it because it isn't clear what it actually is.
Ilnsk 3y ago
Free and open source until you have enough users to start locking off premium features and charging for a subscription lol.
- unrealhoang 3y ago
  how is that bad? You still have all the features until the opensource version and can fork it to your liking, no?
- pietro72ohboy 3y ago
  FOSS does not mean free of charge. They’re not obliged to write Free Software AND give it you for free.
devmor 3y ago
You are definitely suffering from miscommunication here. Calling it a file explorer is a bit misleading. I think what your project aims to be is really cool and very useful, but a file explorer is a secondary trait to what it actually is.
lelanthran 3y ago
Firstly, I'm not really an expert on marketing, so take what I say as mere opinion not fact. I think that you should be pitching it a little differently: many people are confused about what your soundbite is actually saying (I also thought it was a file explorer, like all other file explorers I have even used). Maybe lean hard into a phrase like "Unified file browser; see all files on all your devices, all at once, all the time".[1] The other thing I would emphasise is that this isn't syncthing. You don't have to mention syncthing by name, but you could emphasise that "Your files aren't synced between devices, they're visible to all your devices". Too many people who would otherwise use this would dismiss it with "I'm already using syncthing"! AIUI, you aren't syncing files between devices, only syncing file-listings.[2] PS. For my own use, unfortunately, I don't need something like this. Sorry. While it would be a nice to have in theory, it just doesn't solve any pain-points I am currently experiencing. For example, any important document I need to read on different devices is already either in my email, or on google drive. I view movies on Netflix+AMZ+Disney+, I only ever share photos with others, not with other devices that belong to me. It's rare that I look at a file stored locally on my phone and say "I need to see this on my PC", or vice versa. It just never happens. [1] That came out sounding super-weird: I did warn you that I wasn't any good at marketing :-) [2] I expect you provide value on top of that, like transparently copy-n-paste between two different devices, even from a third device.
justsomehnguy 3y ago
> Hate it if you must You know, I had quite a bashful [though in a good spirit] comment on your work before, but, thankfully, HN throttled me. But thanks to your reply here now I not only can't endorse you, but I have an evidence what you really make some extremely opinionated thing and everybody else is wrong. I can't wish you luck and I don't see myself as someone who would wait for news for this project.
- onethought 3y ago
  Why are people pricks like this? Actually building a product and getting early feedback is literally the play book YC live and die by. Here you are in the church of pg giving shit to people following the scriptures of pg. Creators - ignore shit like this. Keep iterating. I like your idea, your execution will get better and better. Well done both on releasing stuff and going open source!

threeseed 3y ago

> Hate it if you must I don't think many people on here actually understand it. Comparison table on your website showing what makes it different to Dropbox etc. would help.

IshKebab 3y ago
I agree. I've looked at this before and not used it because it isn't clear what it actually is.

Ilnsk 3y ago

Free and open source until you have enough users to start locking off premium features and charging for a subscription lol.

unrealhoang 3y ago
how is that bad? You still have all the features until the opensource version and can fork it to your liking, no?
pietro72ohboy 3y ago
FOSS does not mean free of charge. They’re not obliged to write Free Software AND give it you for free.

devmor 3y ago

You are definitely suffering from miscommunication here. Calling it a file explorer is a bit misleading. I think what your project aims to be is really cool and very useful, but a file explorer is a secondary trait to what it actually is.

lelanthran 3y ago

Firstly, I'm not really an expert on marketing, so take what I say as mere opinion not fact. I think that you should be pitching it a little differently: many people are confused about what your soundbite is actually saying (I also thought it was a file explorer, like all other file explorers I have even used). Maybe lean hard into a phrase like "Unified file browser; see all files on all your devices, all at once, all the time".[1] The other thing I would emphasise is that this isn't syncthing. You don't have to mention syncthing by name, but you could emphasise that "Your files aren't synced between devices, they're visible to all your devices". Too many people who would otherwise use this would dismiss it with "I'm already using syncthing"! AIUI, you aren't syncing files between devices, only syncing file-listings.[2] PS. For my own use, unfortunately, I don't need something like this. Sorry. While it would be a nice to have in theory, it just doesn't solve any pain-points I am currently experiencing. For example, any important document I need to read on different devices is already either in my email, or on google drive. I view movies on Netflix+AMZ+Disney+, I only ever share photos with others, not with other devices that belong to me. It's rare that I look at a file stored locally on my phone and say "I need to see this on my PC", or vice versa. It just never happens. [1] That came out sounding super-weird: I did warn you that I wasn't any good at marketing :-) [2] I expect you provide value on top of that, like transparently copy-n-paste between two different devices, even from a third device.

justsomehnguy 3y ago

> Hate it if you must You know, I had quite a bashful [though in a good spirit] comment on your work before, but, thankfully, HN throttled me. But thanks to your reply here now I not only can't endorse you, but I have an evidence what you really make some extremely opinionated thing and everybody else is wrong. I can't wish you luck and I don't see myself as someone who would wait for news for this project.

onethought 3y ago
Why are people pricks like this? Actually building a product and getting early feedback is literally the play book YC live and die by. Here you are in the church of pg giving shit to people following the scriptures of pg. Creators - ignore shit like this. Keep iterating. I like your idea, your execution will get better and better. Well done both on releasing stuff and going open source!