Automattic open sources Simplenote
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Automattic open sources Simplenote
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#2The client apps are open source. Without the server side component that's meaningless to me.
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#3The client apps are open source. Without the server side component that's meaningless to me.
How are they supposed to make money if anybody can build the same back-end and steal their customers ?
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#4The client apps are open source. Without the server side component that's meaningless to me.
How are they supposed to make money if anybody can build the same back-end and steal their customers ?
I was using SimpleNote for free, I wasn't aware of a paid plan and couldn't find one one the website.
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#5The client apps are open source. Without the server side component that's meaningless to me.
> Can I host my own Simperium service?
> You can mirror all your data to your own backend, but it's not yet possible to host Simperium yourself. We're open sourcing our client libraries, protocol, and a reference service implementation that will allow you to host your own service in the future.
Re: Automattic open sources Simplenote
#6The client apps are open source. Without the server side component that's meaningless to me.
I have implemented most of the Simperium server protocol in the `node-simperium` library (https://github.com/Simperium/node-simperium/pull/22).
It's definitely a very rough work in progress but I have used it successfully to deploy my own simplenote server that works with all the clients.
Simperium Server: https://github.com/beaucollins/node-simperium-server
It's in the proof-of-concept stage so it doesn't persist the data on the server.
Protocol for reference: https://github.com/Simperium/simperium-protocol/blob/master/...
Re: Automattic open sources Simplenote
#7The client apps are open source. Without the server side component that's meaningless to me.
How are they supposed to make money if anybody can build the same back-end and steal their customers ?
What if there's completely free and completely open source alternatives already?
"People will decide if they want to give Automattic money".
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#9The client apps are open source. Without the server side component that's meaningless to me.
> Can I host my own Simperium service? > You can mirror all your data to your own backend, but it's not yet possible to host Simperium yourself. We're open sourcing our client libraries, protocol, and a reference service implementation that will allow you to host your own service in the future. https://simperium.com/pricing/
Are simperium and simplenote related? I am confused. Both are by auttomatic it seems.
Edit: looks like simperium is some data stashing service (like firebase?). And simplenote is an app built on top of simperium. Did I get that right?
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Can I host my own Simperium service? > You can mirror all your data to your own backend, but it's not yet possible to host Simperium yourself. We're open sourcing our client libraries, protocol, and a reference service implementation that will allow you to host your own service in the future. https://simperium.com/pricing/
Are simperium and simplenote related? I am confused. Both are by auttomatic it seems. Edit: looks like simperium is some data stashing service (like firebase?). And simplenote is an app built on top of simperium. Did I get that right?
Simplenote is built on top of Simperium.
In fact, Simperium was originally created to provide the syncing features of Simplenote and then generalized to work as a service for anyone who wants to sync structured data.