Will the source be available on github for pull requests?
Yes, very soon.
Hackful - A Hacker News for Europe
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Re: Hackful - A Hacker News for Europe
#32Can I ask a simple question: Why? I live in Europe, but AFAIK none of the places where I've lived/am regular even have an HN meetup. I have no idea we would want a splintered HN.
The number one reason for me would be because lots of the things covered on HN tend to be US focused to the point that people forget anywhere else exists. I'm tired of articles praising some service provider or payment processor only to find they are US-only and may support the EU in 'the future'. I'm tired of rants about carrier practices that only affect the US as if it is universal. I'd like to see a site where there is an actual consciousness that not everyone is living in the United States of America.
Re: Hackful - A Hacker News for Europe
#33I don't think this will necessarily gain traction without a huge push to build a community.
It would be cool if a system like subreddits was added to Hacker News where it makes sense (e.g. Europe).
Re: Hackful - A Hacker News for Europe
#34I'm British and I think this is a great idea. I'm interested to read about the startup scene in Europe and the UK. I do think that we should be trying to move away from the 'hacker' label. People are never going to understand that 'hackers' can be good -- See that AP Press article. And really, our definition is the less popular one, and therefore less correct, and it is we who should change our wording.
Does it matter? The people who read Hacker News or Hackful Europe will understand the meaning.
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#35I'd be more interested by a HN Asia or something. I mean, political, technological issues in US and EU are different but not that much, after all. Japan, Korea, China, Singapore, India, etc... lots of stuff is happening there and nothing much comes to the surface.
right! I live in India, and though I do tend to get updates about local startups irregularly, I am still not aware of any good HN like site which keeps me up to date with all the latest activities in Indian startup world.
http://hackerstreet.in/
(Originally http://hackernews.in, but renamed as a result of this discussion: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1913014)
I'll let you judge the usefulness yourself.
Re: Hackful - A Hacker News for Europe
#36Bad idea. HN is an international effort. No need to contextualize it by continent. After all, we exist without skin color, without nationality, without religious bias...
What do you mean contextualize it? As in having sub-hn groups?
Re: Hackful - A Hacker News for Europe
#37Can I ask a simple question: Why? I live in Europe, but AFAIK none of the places where I've lived/am regular even have an HN meetup. I have no idea we would want a splintered HN.
I've been to HackerNews meetups around the world and the London meetup is one of the biggest and best in my opinion. With more than 400 attendees a month, they sell out usually too.
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#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
right! I live in India, and though I do tend to get updates about local startups irregularly, I am still not aware of any good HN like site which keeps me up to date with all the latest activities in Indian startup world.
http://hackerstreet.in/ (Originally http://hackernews.in , but renamed as a result of this discussion: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1913014 ) I'll let you judge the usefulness yourself.
Hey thanks! I think I did go through that thread, but didn't follow up with HSI and eventually it faded out. Looks like it is still going strong.
Re: Hackful - A Hacker News for Europe
#39I don't think this will necessarily gain traction without a huge push to build a community. It would be cool if a system like subreddits was added to Hacker News where it makes sense (e.g. Europe).
You're correct regarding traction. We haven't done any marketing yet as our new features are pretty raw. Developing though is far easier than building the actual 'community'. In fact, we're looking for a marketer to help us do this very thing.
Re: Hackful - A Hacker News for Europe
#40Can I ask a simple question: Why? I live in Europe, but AFAIK none of the places where I've lived/am regular even have an HN meetup. I have no idea we would want a splintered HN.
One reason that is good enough for me: HN is a bit of an echo chamber. It's maintained by a specific VC with specific opinions, which already was a source of some controversy. While I don't see a problem with the existence of opinionated media, I do think it's healthy if we have alternatives. And being "european" is specifically beneficial, because it brings with itself a somewhat different perspective.
I'd probably use both (unless the other one dies, of course — just because it's useful doesn't mean it will work).