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There is a pledge: Our pledge to you... We'll never be acquired. We'll always keep your URL's online. We'll always keep it the best place to post. And

There is a pledge: Our pledge to you... We'll never be acquired. We'll always keep your URL's online. We'll always keep it the best place to post. And they charge $5 per month, so the sustainability is more clear. I've talked to Garry and Brett about Post Haven and they are genuinely committed to making this work as they pledge on the website.

zimpenfish 14y ago
Instead of a pledge, what about something more concrete and legally binding in the contract?
- mesozoic 14y ago
  Or endow a non-profit with sufficient funds to ensure perpetually running no matter the number of subscriptions.
  - garry 14y ago
    This is almost certainly what will come down the road. How else can we make sure Posthaven stays online past our lifetimes?
mirsadm 14y ago
Personally I'd be worried about making such claims. It's all great until someone knocks on the door with a bag of cash.
- fakeer 14y ago
  Yes, and that very moment all such pledge go down the gutter. Just look at the examples. WebFaction works just fine for me and so does Jekyll.
jmathai 14y ago
I can't get to the site so I'm not sure what the details are but if the following aren't in place then those are empty promises. - Open source the code - Allow users to supply their own domain - An API (not "coming soon...") If all those are in place then great :) [edit] Looks like the site doesn't support any of the 3 - facepalm
- garry 14y ago
  Both 2 and 3 are certainly in the plans. How could we not have an API? And custom domains? Brett and I have discussed #1 and it's an option we want to keep on the table. First priority is to build and create a great hosted experience, however.
  - jmathai 14y ago
    That's good to hear. You would be surprised how many services (even new) don't have public APis. I didn't see it mentioned on the site which is why I assumed it didn't exist. By custom domains I mean user supplied top level domains. Definitely have a read on how we view URL permanence [1]. I wish more sites thought about it and glad you already are. [1] http://blog.theopenphotoproject.org/post/10537443380/namespacing-the-web-for-your-photos http://blog.theopenphotoproject.org/post/10537443380/namespa...
  - photorized 14y ago
    Multiple domains names per blog, too?
    - jmathai 14y ago
      Out of curiosity, what's the use case for this?
lkrubner 14y ago
About this: >And they charge $5 per month, so >the sustainability is more clear. In 1996, Geocities began offering a deal: pay $4.95 a month and no ads will be shown on your site, and you get to use your own domain for your website. I signed up immediately. 3 year later, Geocities was acquired by Yahoo. 10 years later, Geocities was closed: http://geocities.yahoo.com/index.php http://geocities.yahoo.com/index.php There is nothing really permanent about any of these services. Ma Bell may have offered a reliable phone service for almost 100 years, but in the era of the Internet the half-life of consumer sites tends to be much shorter.
- bcoates 14y ago
  Aren't those Geocities Plus sites still up? https://www.google.com/search?q=site:geocities.com https://www.google.com/search?q=site:geocities.com
- jacquesm 14y ago
  Chances are I have your site on http://reocities.com/ http://reocities.com/ just append your old homestead and it should pop up. There are many others besides that did stuff like this so check out the archive team, archive.org and so on.

zimpenfish 14y ago

Instead of a pledge, what about something more concrete and legally binding in the contract?

mesozoic 14y ago
Or endow a non-profit with sufficient funds to ensure perpetually running no matter the number of subscriptions.
- garry 14y ago
  This is almost certainly what will come down the road. How else can we make sure Posthaven stays online past our lifetimes?

mirsadm 14y ago

Personally I'd be worried about making such claims. It's all great until someone knocks on the door with a bag of cash.

fakeer 14y ago
Yes, and that very moment all such pledge go down the gutter. Just look at the examples. WebFaction works just fine for me and so does Jekyll.

jmathai 14y ago

I can't get to the site so I'm not sure what the details are but if the following aren't in place then those are empty promises. - Open source the code - Allow users to supply their own domain - An API (not "coming soon...") If all those are in place then great :) [edit] Looks like the site doesn't support any of the 3 - facepalm

garry 14y ago
Both 2 and 3 are certainly in the plans. How could we not have an API? And custom domains? Brett and I have discussed #1 and it's an option we want to keep on the table. First priority is to build and create a great hosted experience, however.
- jmathai 14y ago
  That's good to hear. You would be surprised how many services (even new) don't have public APis. I didn't see it mentioned on the site which is why I assumed it didn't exist. By custom domains I mean user supplied top level domains. Definitely have a read on how we view URL permanence [1]. I wish more sites thought about it and glad you already are. [1] http://blog.theopenphotoproject.org/post/10537443380/namespacing-the-web-for-your-photos http://blog.theopenphotoproject.org/post/10537443380/namespa...
- photorized 14y ago
  Multiple domains names per blog, too?
  - jmathai 14y ago
    Out of curiosity, what's the use case for this?

lkrubner 14y ago

About this: >And they charge $5 per month, so >the sustainability is more clear. In 1996, Geocities began offering a deal: pay $4.95 a month and no ads will be shown on your site, and you get to use your own domain for your website. I signed up immediately. 3 year later, Geocities was acquired by Yahoo. 10 years later, Geocities was closed: http://geocities.yahoo.com/index.php http://geocities.yahoo.com/index.php There is nothing really permanent about any of these services. Ma Bell may have offered a reliable phone service for almost 100 years, but in the era of the Internet the half-life of consumer sites tends to be much shorter.

bcoates 14y ago
Aren't those Geocities Plus sites still up? https://www.google.com/search?q=site:geocities.com https://www.google.com/search?q=site:geocities.com
jacquesm 14y ago
Chances are I have your site on http://reocities.com/ http://reocities.com/ just append your old homestead and it should pop up. There are many others besides that did stuff like this so check out the archive team, archive.org and so on.