The comparisons are all to large content management systems. However this seems like a better fit for static site generators. Would it be better to compare to Jekyll, Hugo, etc?
Show HN: Bear – Minimal blogging platform
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#42The only question I still have is what is the editor like?
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#43I appreciate the no-bs lightweight website sentiment as much as anyone, but I think there's also something to be said about drastically improving readability with some line-height and font styling.
Just change the font to something other than Garamond like Verdana. It is a nice font for paper, but not on websites.
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#44Be careful, you might be running into trademark violations with the popular note-taking app Bear. Seems like both fall in similar genres.
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#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
I really recommend https://write.as/ for those looking for minimalism with a bit more styling
FWIW I personally much prefer Bear's style over Write.as. Both from an aesthetic and readability point of view. At least for the landing page. Everything fits on one screen, the font size is much more bearable, there's no unnecessary columnization or links to other parts of the site.
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#46Presumably you are paying web hosting fees out of pocket. If this is successful, what's the plan for when you no longer want to be that charitable?
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#47Is it open source? Could I self hosted it?
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#48Be careful, you might be running into trademark violations with the popular note-taking app Bear. Seems like both fall in similar genres.
I don't think you can trademark a generic work like "Bear" .. so long as the author isn't using the logos from that app or conflating its brand, it should be fine (IANAL)
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#50I appreciate the no-bs lightweight website sentiment as much as anyone, but I think there's also something to be said about drastically improving readability with some line-height and font styling.
I really recommend https://write.as/ for those looking for minimalism with a bit more styling
It just gets out of the way.