joejoebags

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by joejoebags 6y ago
I’m the Mozart of Mappy Think Pieces
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by joejoebags 6y ago
In the US, I use AllTrails for hiking, which I think is built on Mapbox. Hiking, hunting, fishing, running, biking—all interesting examples of niche uses for maps that naturally lend themselves to separate user experiences.
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by joejoebags 6y ago
Thanks for the thoughtful response! I don’t have anything interesting to add. I suspect you’re right!
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by joejoebags 6y ago
What’s up HN?! Always fun to find an article of mine on here. What I’ve learned so far: I’ve underestimated the important of their place data to the rest of the search apparatus, and likely underestimated the relevance of Maps to their auto
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by joejoebags 6y ago
how would you prefer that sentence be written?
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by joejoebags 6y ago
Allow me to be at your service: you are a grammar nazi
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by joejoebags 6y ago
Great point. Are there any bootstrapped $1B+ open core companies? There are a surprising number of proprietary ones (e.g. Esri, Mailchimp, etc.)
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by joejoebags 6y ago
I'm not super familiar with AGPL and how it might address this issue, but I would love to be enlightened.
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by joejoebags 6y ago
Hi John--thanks for sharing these links. I do wonder if there is a fundamental difference between applications and infrastructure. Maybe it's the fact that applications tend to involve a greater share of non-engineering users (and ther
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by joejoebags 6y ago
Also--thanks for going on the record. You are right that you might be criticized in the future by nit-pickers, but it's much more satisfying to take public stances and find out what you're made of (in my opinion).
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by joejoebags 6y ago
Thanks, those are great examples. I've considered writing about Mattermost before, as I think it's a fascinating pattern that I haven't seen much elsewhere. Attack an existing, high-profile app by cloning it in the open but t
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by joejoebags 6y ago
I like this article from 2014 that touches on some of the same great points you're making here: https://techcrunch.com/2014/02/13/please-dont-tell-me-you-wa...
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by joejoebags 6y ago
I wrote it last night; I didn't have time to research every "open core" company I could think of to figure out a chronology of their licensing strategy. I decided to publish it based on a limited number of case studies to gin
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by joejoebags 6y ago
You might be interested in Tidelift https://www.tidelift.com/
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by joejoebags 6y ago
I'm curious about this too; I'd love some counter-examples and that was a big reason for me taking the rather arrogant stance of claiming "cloud killed open core." I selfishly wanted to rile up smart folks who could prov
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by joejoebags 6y ago
Interesting, I wasn't aware of this! I'm sure my colleagues on the Cicero team are, though.
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by joejoebags 6y ago
Yes, via Mapbox's partnership with Unity https://www.mapbox.com/unity
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by joejoebags 6y ago
They made an educated guess—-and they were right.
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by joejoebags 6y ago
lol, you should make one! That might be nice for people who feel similarly.
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by joejoebags 6y ago
Not a nitpick at all--interesting observation. Can you think of a better metric by which to measure contributions? (I'm truly asking out of ignorance)
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by joejoebags 6y ago
Hello, HN. On the rare occasion my writing has appeared on the front page, the tone of some anonymous commenters has left me feeling indignant. Last time, someone called me a dog. Please keep in mind that a fellow human wrote this piece! Yo
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by joejoebags 6y ago
Ah ha! Thanks, I will make a note of it.
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by joejoebags 6y ago
Thanks for the feedback, I updated it.
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by joejoebags 6y ago
The original title was "WTF is Happening to OpenStreetMap" but I decided it was too clickbait-y. Interesting to learn that I used a uniquely American idiom--didn't realize that.