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One, Asking for even a dollar makes it inaccessible to a vast part of the world's population. Two, it just makes the project sound like a scam. There are a myr
by the_gipsy 2y ago
One, Asking for even a dollar makes it inaccessible to a vast part of the world's population. Two, it just makes the project sound like a scam.
There are a myriad of "simple web" projects out there that do technically a "basic web like in the good ol' days", no money required, and actually have specs and implementations to show, in contrast to "a folder".
Check out https://geminiprotocol.net/ https://geminiprotocol.net/. They have clients available, and even some content!
- breck 2y agoHere's some more info: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40904466 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40904466 > Asking for even a dollar makes it inaccessible to a vast part of the world's population Downloading/reading the WWS is always free. It only costs money if you want to own/build a part of it. > Two, it just makes the project sound like a scam. I've worked on this project for over 12 years (https://breckyunits.com/treeNotation.html https://breckyunits.com/treeNotation.html). If this is a scam, I'm really bad at scams! First the first time ever, people are now giving me money for it, which will give us the funds to expand the project to realize its potential. > They have clients available, and even some content! Have you tried `wws fetch pldb`?