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Re: Show HN: fman – file manager for programmers

#61
I just did a blind purchase. Partly because I hate osx finder that much, partly because I want to support people who ask the right price for their products, and partly because it was the right time;I like to get up early tomorrow and install something new.

And who knows, it might even replace my xplorer2 (http://zabkat.com/) on Windows..

Re: Show HN: fman – file manager for programmers

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post #42

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I'm nearly sold out [1] so I don't see a problem selling this. Far manager is command-line only. 24% of my visitors are on Mac, Windows is 34% - hardly 1/10. [1]: https://fman.io/buy

Just for some statistics, I just purchased it but the main selling point for me is cross platform. I use Windows/Linux at home and Mac at work, so a tool that works on all of them is a real boon to me. This way I can customize and use a single tool and use it no matter where I am. Same reason I purchased a copy of Sublime Text.

Is it electron based?

Re: Show HN: fman – file manager for programmers

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post #62
post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just for some statistics, I just purchased it but the main selling point for me is cross platform. I use Windows/Linux at home and Mac at work, so a tool that works on all of them is a real boon to me. This way I can customize and use a single tool and use it no matter where I am. Same reason I purchased a copy of Sublime Text.

Is it electron based?

If you mean fman then no: I thought about this long and hard but startup speed is crucial and Electron just doesn't cut it. It's based on PyQt. I wrote a blog post about this: https://fman.io/blog/picking-technologies-for-a-desktop-app-...

Re: Show HN: fman – file manager for programmers

#64
I love it. 1) you're charging 2) it's OSS-ish 3) and you seem to have a business model that'll work long-term. Don't listen to me because I'm not a paying client, but keep up the good work!

Another idea for how to charge people: "enterprisey" usage, e.g. 2000+ files in one folder or anything that normal file managers choke on.

Re: Show HN: fman – file manager for programmers

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post #64

I love it. 1) you're charging 2) it's OSS-ish 3) and you seem to have a business model that'll work long-term. Don't listen to me because I'm not a paying client, but keep up the good work! Another idea for how to charge people: "enterprisey" usage, e.g. 2000+ files in one folder or anything that normal file managers choke on.

Thanks but it's not OSS (why: [1]). Where did I get you confused?

[1]: https://fman.io/blog/fmans-business-strategy/

Re: Show HN: fman – file manager for programmers

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post #64

I love it. 1) you're charging 2) it's OSS-ish 3) and you seem to have a business model that'll work long-term. Don't listen to me because I'm not a paying client, but keep up the good work! Another idea for how to charge people: "enterprisey" usage, e.g. 2000+ files in one folder or anything that normal file managers choke on.

Thanks but it's not OSS (why: [1]). Where did I get you confused? [1]: https://fman.io/blog/fmans-business-strategy/

I think the "open source promise" link on the homepage made me think it was already OSS. As you know, people on the internet can't be depended upon to read :)

Re: Show HN: fman – file manager for programmers

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post #66

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Thanks but it's not OSS (why: [1]). Where did I get you confused? [1]: https://fman.io/blog/fmans-business-strategy/

I think the "open source promise" link on the homepage made me think it was already OSS. As you know, people on the internet can't be depended upon to read :)

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Re: Show HN: fman – file manager for programmers

#68

The speed and efficiency of Norton Commander[1] was amazing Happy that people bring it into our century [1]: http://www.abandonwaredos.com/public/aban_img_screens/norton...

If you are still using Windows then Far Manager [1] is an amazing Norton Commander-like open source file manager with lots of available plug-ins. I miss it in Linux, although Midnight Commander is not bad too (which I'm using now in Linux).

[1] https://farmanager.com/

Re: Show HN: fman – file manager for programmers

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post #62

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Is it electron based?

If you mean fman then no: I thought about this long and hard but startup speed is crucial and Electron just doesn't cut it. It's based on PyQt. I wrote a blog post about this: https://fman.io/blog/picking-technologies-for-a-desktop-app-...

Just FYI, Go has a (currently experimental, linux-only) plugin mechanism now. Of course, it's not cross-platform… yet.
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