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Your arguments are contradictory. Ghost is not proprietary, it is open source, so unless you're using a different definition of the word proprietary, you will h

Your arguments are contradictory. Ghost is not proprietary, it is open source, so unless you're using a different definition of the word proprietary, you will have to clarify how Ghost is proprietary. If you mean "hosted," then again your arguments are contradictory. You are asking how the average non-technical user should be able to blog without anything "proprietary" (hosted), without also setting anything up. The contradiction is that you can't want something to be self-hosted and also not expend any effort whatsoever towards it, self-hosted always required some knowledge of time and effort, and thus you correctly say that people should use something hosted. Your example itself is literally what Ghost does, (and you even say yourself that it's hosted) I don't see how it is any different or less "proprietary" than hosted Ghost. Therefore, by the logic laid out by your own stipulations, your initial question actually would not have any logically valid answers. There is simply no platform that is not proprietary (hosted by your definition it seems) that also does not require any knowledge or setup.

carlosjobim 2y ago
Go and look at the Ghost website. They offer a proprietary solution where they host your blog, and they offer a self hosted solution. If this uses your own domain, then you are right and it is the exact solution I was suggesting. I will insist that it is possible to make a solution where it's easy for people to host and publish without having to make a big effort and still retaining ownership. Why does no web host offer this as an app for example? Download an app to my iPad, pay for the subscription and domain, start writing. No setting up DNS or SSL, etc. In the old days, hosting would be included with your ISP, and even if it wasn't super user friendly, it was much easier than it is today: Here's your folder, here's your username and password, use an FTP app to upload files to the folder.

carlosjobim 2y ago

Go and look at the Ghost website. They offer a proprietary solution where they host your blog, and they offer a self hosted solution. If this uses your own domain, then you are right and it is the exact solution I was suggesting. I will insist that it is possible to make a solution where it's easy for people to host and publish without having to make a big effort and still retaining ownership. Why does no web host offer this as an app for example? Download an app to my iPad, pay for the subscription and domain, start writing. No setting up DNS or SSL, etc. In the old days, hosting would be included with your ISP, and even if it wasn't super user friendly, it was much easier than it is today: Here's your folder, here's your username and password, use an FTP app to upload files to the folder.