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What about Craigslist's model makes it necessary for it to be proprietary? Is there any reason not to build a classifieds system (or just a classifieds license

What about Craigslist's model makes it necessary for it to be proprietary? Is there any reason not to build a classifieds system (or just a classifieds license) that is open and free? Sure, you can make money using that data, but only with a share-alike license that anyone using classifieds from others must also make their classifieds available for use?

seagreen 14y ago
One reason (playing devil's advocate here) might be to protect people's privacy. Maybe I don't like the clientele at Padmapper or Ebay for whatever reason, and I'd prefer my listings to stay on the site I posted them.