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I'm glad they're going to have someone verify it. It seemed really strange to me that they rolled their own crowd funding platform for one use. Why didn't they
by RandallBrown 14y ago
I'm glad they're going to have someone verify it. It seemed really strange to me that they rolled their own crowd funding platform for one use.
Why didn't they go with a third party like Kickstarter in the first place?
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- therealarmen 14y agoAgainst Kickstarters TOS. They only allow "creative projects."
- waterlesscloud 14y agoI don't think they ever asked KS. A variety of similar projects have been presented and funded there.
- fredoliveira 14y agoWait, and your reasoning is that Kickstarter should just "open this one exception"? That'd be like opening a can of worms instead.
- waterlesscloud 14y agoMy reasoning is that it wouldn't be an exception based on past projects they approved. I think it would have been approved if it had been submitted, very likely through the normal approval process.
- ralfd 14y agoThere is a FAQ on the site. It says: > 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.
- RandallBrown 14y agoDiaspora used Kickstarter to raise money. Lots of other similar software projects have. Just seems weird to me.