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All the hullabaloo the past couple days has inspired me to try EtherPad for the first time. Death has long been a great career move for artists, but I never th
by mlinsey 17y ago
All the hullabaloo the past couple days has inspired me to try EtherPad for the first time. Death has long been a great career move for artists, but I never thought it would be that way for web applications.
- jodrellblank 17y agoHas the hullabaloo left you feeling better or worse about Google? I would hate it to start a precedent where every takeover goes: Takeover with intent to open source site, but announce site closure. Lots of fuss and free marketing profile raising. Pretend reversal of intentions and announce site can stay, appear benevolent and wonderful.
- mlinsey 17y agoIt's left me feeling a bit better about Google. My reaction isn't that strong because the route they have chosen obviously makes the most sense for them, especially given that Wave itself is open-source so it's not like they would gain a lot by keeping whatever technology in EtherPad they may adopt secret.
- spicyj 17y agoAlthough Google's behavior has indeed painted a better picture of them in my mind, I would argue that I would have the same impression had they just agreed to open-source it from the beginning.