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I am not sure I like this trend of people kickstarting things that they actually dont need money for. For example, these guys are web developers and designers,

I am not sure I like this trend of people kickstarting things that they actually dont need money for. For example, these guys are web developers and designers, what could possibly stop them from building it and putting on the web? Hardly the 25K pounds they are asking for. I think the product is awesome, but I dont understand what you need the money for especially if they are boasting Open Source and not for profit.

robhawkes 13y ago
Most things cost money, especially time.
iSnow 13y ago
Well if you give your product away under a liberal license like MIT, then you either need a lot of subscribers to your paid hosting plan or you have a problem. Therefore, I like the trend of kickstarting open source project: - the initial phase where you have to work hard and yet don't have a lot to show gets funded - you are forced to think about it in terms of a product to attract backers - there's less incentive to pivot the hosted platform into a user-tracking and data mining outfit later.
- googletron 13y ago
  Please don't be contrary and think your process through. They do a kick starter today, what about tomorrow? not for profit doesn't mean they dont charge fees, I am sure they will charge. I am not belittling their efforts but they have all the required skills and enough financial ability (seems like they have held jobs previous to this) to pay for hosting till that can become a reality. Your supporting arguments sound like, they were made up to back your purely contrary conclusion.
  - iSnow 13y ago
    I don't get your point. They develop the software as open source. Free as in beer|speech. They develop a hosted version. This service is not free. I see no contradiction.
simpsond 13y ago
Perhaps it's more about marketing. They gain visibility and can measure customer desire with something valuable: money.
- shurane 13y ago
  Makes sense. If they drive £25,000, then that would compel them to build the product at a quicker pace. Otherwise, maybe there's not enough desire for it. And so they won't bother upping the pace.

robhawkes 13y ago

Most things cost money, especially time.

iSnow 13y ago

Well if you give your product away under a liberal license like MIT, then you either need a lot of subscribers to your paid hosting plan or you have a problem. Therefore, I like the trend of kickstarting open source project: - the initial phase where you have to work hard and yet don't have a lot to show gets funded - you are forced to think about it in terms of a product to attract backers - there's less incentive to pivot the hosted platform into a user-tracking and data mining outfit later.

googletron 13y ago
Please don't be contrary and think your process through. They do a kick starter today, what about tomorrow? not for profit doesn't mean they dont charge fees, I am sure they will charge. I am not belittling their efforts but they have all the required skills and enough financial ability (seems like they have held jobs previous to this) to pay for hosting till that can become a reality. Your supporting arguments sound like, they were made up to back your purely contrary conclusion.
- iSnow 13y ago
  I don't get your point. They develop the software as open source. Free as in beer|speech. They develop a hosted version. This service is not free. I see no contradiction.

simpsond 13y ago

Perhaps it's more about marketing. They gain visibility and can measure customer desire with something valuable: money.

shurane 13y ago
Makes sense. If they drive £25,000, then that would compel them to build the product at a quicker pace. Otherwise, maybe there's not enough desire for it. And so they won't bother upping the pace.