Minor nit: you probably mean "suite" instead of "suit".
Yeah, Thank you! Fixed :)
Sure! I like the bold vision. Good luck!
Show HN: Bloom – A free and open source 'Google'
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#113How will you remain free when your user base increases to , let's use a silly term, "web scale"?
To be more precise, as written in the master plan (https://www.kerkour.fr/blog/bloom-a-free-and-open-source-goo...) we plan to make enough money with enterprise support and those willing to pay, to balance the loss of the free tier.
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#114I've been using Google Play Music with my own music collection uploaded into it, and I've loved how easy it makes it to play my music collection on any of my devices now. I no longer have to mess about with syncing my music files across my devices, use a different music player on each device, and inevitably have to re-create my playlists on each device because they don't support the same playlist format. However, it…
Too much risk of lawsuits from the music industry, perhaps?
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#115Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's a laudable project but why are you accepting bitcoin if you're so concerned about the ecological crisis? It seems kind of contradictory, given how bitcoin transactions are so computationally expensive now that they reportedly consume about the same amount of energy as Denmark.
Maybe the raping of the earth done by the corrupt financial and banking system is an even greater evil.
but an evil that isn't going away, so now you have two.
I'm not anti-cryptocurrency, but we should be striving to be better than what we're creating an alternative to.
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#116A volunteer, state-registered nonprofit Neighborhood Association that I handle the technology side of things for was recently flat out denied by Google and I've been looking for meaningful alternatives so the association can manage its affairs without dipping into their meager savings. I'm encouraged by your project. It's missing a key apps, but I'll keep an eye on it moving forward!
Thank you!
As it's currently in beta I would not advise to put sensitive data online for the moment, because it may be lost.
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#117Earlier quoted context omitted.
FWIW, I work for Google (not on google.com), and would definitely fit into the "geek" category, and I still assumed you were talking about an OSS search engine.
Hi, currently we absolutely do not plan to create a search engine: it requires too much resources for self hosting, I think we currently have great option for all the spectrum (From Google search to DuckDuckGo), and because an open source search engine will be tricked by all kind of nasty SEO Experts and it will be very hard to promote actually good Content. I dared the Google comparison thinking about it's productiv…
https://www.opensourceecology.org/gvcs/ is/was working on designs for things like tractors.
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#118Earlier quoted context omitted.
With respect, if you're not targeting Google Search, then you're not targeting "Google". You don't help your case by misleading your prospective customers, who are themselves self-identified "geeks" who might be able to help you make this goal a success.
After all the feedback I think a better comparison would be Apple. I used 'Google' because it's really clear for everyone how this company is shaping the world (for the better or the worst).
Apple is even a more unreasonable comparison. Do you build hardware and a complete software experience for the customers who buy your hardware? Well then no, you shouldn't compare yourself to Apple.
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#119Earlier quoted context omitted.
With respect, if you're not targeting Google Search, then you're not targeting "Google". You don't help your case by misleading your prospective customers, who are themselves self-identified "geeks" who might be able to help you make this goal a success.
After all the feedback I think a better comparison would be Apple. I used 'Google' because it's really clear for everyone how this company is shaping the world (for the better or the worst).
Don’t focus on the competitors. Focus on the customers. Drop the analogies and say what you are.
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#120Clicked, didn't see a search engine, closed the tab.