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If Google were smart, they'd open-source Reader and let the people who love it maintain and run it (It's probably much too dependent on their architecture for t
by seanp2k2 13y ago
If Google were smart, they'd open-source Reader and let the people who love it maintain and run it (It's probably much too dependent on their architecture for this to actually be a viable option).
- abraininavat 13y agoIf Google were smart, they'd open-source Reader and let the people who love it maintain and run it (It's probably much too dependent on their architecture for this to actually be a viable option). So.. if they were smart they'd do something that's impossible, you're saying.
- rikf 13y agoI dont think they are killing ready because of the cost to maintain it. I think its more likely a strategic move to push people onto plus.
- kolev 13y agoGoogle surely realized they've made a mistake, but they are like the government - never admit they err.
- lotu 13y agoIgnoring the dependence on architecture; who's going to pay for the servers that are needed to run Reader? They don't run off love last I checked.
- yid 13y agoThis is almost certainly impossible. Systems at large Web companies have tons of dependencies on internal systems, libraries and build tools. It would probably be easier to rewrite Reader from scratch rather than open-source it.