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Open source isn't the only way to allow people to self-host. Before SaaS was a thing, nearly everything was a closed-source self-hosted application.
And this is something that ONCE by 37signals is trying to bring back: https://once.com
Ask HN: What's the deal with the "open-source SaaS" trend these days?
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I hadn't seen Once, but that is pretty cool. I hope more and more companies start to offer this again.
Re: Ask HN: What's the deal with the "open-source SaaS" trend these days?
#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
Open source isn't the only way to allow people to self-host. Before SaaS was a thing, nearly everything was a closed-source self-hosted application.
And this is something that ONCE by 37signals is trying to bring back: https://once.com
is it closed sourced? they said you get to see the source code and can even edit
Re: Ask HN: What's the deal with the "open-source SaaS" trend these days?
#23Earlier quoted context omitted.
And this is something that ONCE by 37signals is trying to bring back: https://once.com
is it closed sourced? they said you get to see the source code and can even edit
You have to purchase it to see the source. After purchasing, you "own" it and can do with it as you see fit (outside of selling/distributing ofc).
License: https://once.com/license
Re: Ask HN: What's the deal with the "open-source SaaS" trend these days?
#24It's mostly a marketing tactic.
People find your free product, you lock some core features behind a paywall or make the cloud offerring easier to use, so people switch from free to paid. It's a lead magnet.