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It's better that the Popcorn Time developers leave now than later. By leaving now they can take advantage of all the attention and get a great fork going.
by leot 13y ago
It's better that the Popcorn Time developers leave now than later. By leaving now they can take advantage of all the attention and get a great fork going.
- at-fates-hands 13y agoProbably what their initial intention was from the beginning. 1) Build something incredible. 2) Get a ton of cred for it. 3) Release it to the masses via open source. 4) Wait for the lawyers to roll up en masse. Then simply flee the scene, avoiding any legal entanglements and with steadfast assurances what you've created will now go on without you, and most likely morph into something even more incredible. Genius I tell you, genius.
- badman_ting 13y agoInteresting! Hadn't thought of that, but it's pretty clever if it is indeed what they're up to.
- zanny 13y agoIt is becoming a very viable strategy in the "questionable derivative works" scene to open source the assets before a release in case you are C&D'd. It is wonderful how the Internet makes it hard to suppress information.
- bduerst 13y agoSounds a little like Youtube (sans open source), right before it was acquired.
- wmf 13y agoIs Justin Frankel involved in this?
- couchand 13y agoI'd call that move the satoshi if it weren't too soon.