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From the FAQ: Why aren't you using Kickstarter? We wish we could, we <3 Kickstarter. Unfortunately, the Kickstarter Terms Of Service explicitly prohibits
by drhayes9 14y ago
From the FAQ:
Why aren't you using Kickstarter?
We wish we could, we <3 Kickstarter. Unfortunately, the
Kickstarter Terms Of Service explicitly prohibits raising
money for this kind of service.
- waterlesscloud 14y agoIt's hard to see how it's different in any material way from Ouya, for example. It's a project with a definite end milestone, with a product that will continue on after. Did they actually ask Kickstarter?
- jlarocco 14y agoWhat? There seems to be a pretty huge difference, actually. The Ouya game console is a physical object while this is some kind of vague web app/API thing. Somebody else posted the actual Kickstarter TOS, but it seemed pretty clear it wouldn't be allowed for this kind of project.
- dalton 14y agofrom http://www.kickstarter.com/help/guidelines http://www.kickstarter.com/help/guidelines "projects, projects, projects. As in all categories, Kickstarter is for projects that can be completed, not things that require maintenance to exist. This means no e-commerce sites, web businesses, or social networking sites. (Yes, this means Kickstarter wouldn’t be allowed on Kickstarter. Funny, but true.)"
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- joshschreuder 14y agoWhich they broke with the Penny Arcade no-ad Kickstarter earlier this week.
- benatkin 14y agoThanks for pointing that out. I still find a self-hosted Kickstarter-style campaign unpalatable.