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> I am not sure about why so many people are surprised. Because the whole premise of this editor is that it's "hackable". It isn't truly hackable if it isn't t
by ef4 13y ago
> I am not sure about why so many people are surprised.
Because the whole premise of this editor is that it's "hackable". It isn't truly hackable if it isn't truly open source.
- PFMiningCo 13y agoI interpreted "hackable" in this context to mean "personally customizable". Even if it's closed-source, that doesn't preclude an extension/library ecosystem from forming around the core Atom app, does it?
- ef4 13y agoExcept we would all be stupid to invest a lot of effort into said ecosystem when Github can pull the rug out from under it at any time, and Github will be the only one monetizing it. Those of us who've been around longer have seen this play out many times. Free software isn't just dogma, it's very practical self-defense.