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Re: EtherPad Open Source Release

#31
post #8

They also released internal development notes, goals, TODO list, design decisions etc. Check out *.txt files. http://code.google.com/p/etherpad/source/browse/trunk/infras... http://code.google.com/p/etherpad/source/browse/trunk/infras... Thanks for sharing them!

Yeah, and I really hope the paypal password in billing.js is not the real one: http://code.google.com/p/etherpad/source/browse/trunk/etherp...

Re: EtherPad Open Source Release

#32
post #30
post #14

Thanks to The Google & The Etherpads! I fully expect to see 30 different sites offering this now, and HN to be full of links to them tomorrow.

For those of us who have been working on side-project competitors for a few months this is a worrying prediction, and quite probably correct. Can HN name any niches that they feel should be filled with a similar product?

I would personally be inclined to join the open source development.

But to 'compete', tailored support for any non-technical niche. The equivalent of the "Basecamp for X" phenomenon, where X equals churches, fashion, teachers, politicians, etc.

Something for co-authoring & proofing academic papers would be nice, but I suspect neither a professor or a student would pay for it.

Re: EtherPad Open Source Release

#33
post #30
post #14

Thanks to The Google & The Etherpads! I fully expect to see 30 different sites offering this now, and HN to be full of links to them tomorrow.

For those of us who have been working on side-project competitors for a few months this is a worrying prediction, and quite probably correct. Can HN name any niches that they feel should be filled with a similar product?

Make it more technical. Monospace, syntax highlighting, version control, TeX, markdown. Would also make an interesting mash-up with Bespin.

Re: EtherPad Open Source Release

#34
post #31
post #8

They also released internal development notes, goals, TODO list, design decisions etc. Check out *.txt files. http://code.google.com/p/etherpad/source/browse/trunk/infras... http://code.google.com/p/etherpad/source/browse/trunk/infras... Thanks for sharing them!

Yeah, and I really hope the paypal password in billing.js is not the real one: http://code.google.com/p/etherpad/source/browse/trunk/etherp...

Nope; it's for the PayPal sandbox.

Re: EtherPad Open Source Release

#36
post #33
post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For those of us who have been working on side-project competitors for a few months this is a worrying prediction, and quite probably correct. Can HN name any niches that they feel should be filled with a similar product?

Make it more technical. Monospace, syntax highlighting, version control, TeX, markdown. Would also make an interesting mash-up with Bespin.

EtherPad has monospace. Totally agreed on the rest of the list though

Re: EtherPad Open Source Release

#37
post #35

Does this mean it definitely was talent (including know-how etc) rather than technology or market acquisition?

Not necessarily: maybe Google also wants to use some of the acquired technology, which they now can in its open source form. They're just not stopping anyone else from using it.

Re: EtherPad Open Source Release

#39
post #23

$ sh bin/rebuildjar.sh using JAR jar... usage: cp [-R [-H | -L | -P]] [-fi | -n] [-apvX] source_file target_file cp [-R [-H | -L | -P]] [-fi | -n] [-apvX] source_file ... target_directory including etherpad JARs... using cached JAR-etherpad... updating... java.io.FileNotFoundException: ../../build/appjet.jar (No such file or directory) at java.io.FileInputStream.open(Native Method) at java.io.FileInputStream. (FileIn…

Looks like the cp failed. What operating system is this on?

Same here, mac os x snow leopard

Re: EtherPad Open Source Release

#40
First of all: Thanks!

Does anyone knows the minimum requirements? I was planning to deploy it on a low cost vps, but I suspect that it's going to need at least 1GB of ram.

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