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Re: Show HN: I Made an iOS Podcast Player with Racket

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Post by petercooper »

freeplay wrote: post #12

I don't know if this is a good place for feature requests, but the only thing keeping me from switching to this at at the moment is download settings per podcast. For example, some podcasts I don't want to miss an episode and I want them all downloaded. Other podcasts I only check in on occasionally and would only want the latest episode to be kept on device. I subscribe to a lot of podcast and downloading and keepin…

I have the same requirements but started to think these use cases might be different enough to warrant different apps. So I’ve gradually shifted to those “don’t miss” ones in a dedicated podcast app and the occasional ones to Spotify. Could probably do with another app for the tiny daily ones too..

Re: Show HN: I Made an iOS Podcast Player with Racket

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Post by newsclues »

petercooper wrote: post #44
freeplay wrote: post #12

I don't know if this is a good place for feature requests, but the only thing keeping me from switching to this at at the moment is download settings per podcast. For example, some podcasts I don't want to miss an episode and I want them all downloaded. Other podcasts I only check in on occasionally and would only want the latest episode to be kept on device. I subscribe to a lot of podcast and downloading and keepin…

I have the same requirements but started to think these use cases might be different enough to warrant different apps. So I’ve gradually shifted to those “don’t miss” ones in a dedicated podcast app and the occasional ones to Spotify. Could probably do with another app for the tiny daily ones too..

I've considered the multiple apps to manage content consumption but it's such an inelegant solution I've been unwilling to try it.

I want to be able to categorize content. I want a category of podcast to work to, work out to, go to sleep to, or to simply sit a learn. I want different categories of music. I want to be able to set a group of content on YouTube that I will watch everything on, and one that I can sort through and pick the few videos I want to watch.

Given the value of that data in just my sorting and prioritizing of content, I don't know why I don't have the tools so that data can be harvested and sold.

I think it will lead to better content.

Re: Show HN: I Made an iOS Podcast Player with Racket

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Post by carlosjobim »

apitman wrote: post #39
carlosjobim wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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I don't see anything being demanded. I have several open source projects used by other people. I don't implement every requested feature, but requests are a great way to get ideas I might never have had on my own. If a developer wants money for every feature, they're free to use a commercial license and accept the tradeoffs.

Demand or request – what gives somebody the right to make a request without offering anything in return? Most people here wouldn't walk around in the street asking strangers for a handout, or ask for free stuff in shops and restaurants. So why is it okay to make these requests without offering even token compensation?

I have made feature requests from open source project, and always with a monetary offer attached. If everybody who wants a feature pitches in a little, then the creator will be compensated fairly if he chooses to implement that feature.

Re: Show HN: I Made an iOS Podcast Player with Racket

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Post by bowsamic »

carlosjobim wrote: post #27
freeplay wrote: post #12

I don't know if this is a good place for feature requests, but the only thing keeping me from switching to this at at the moment is download settings per podcast. For example, some podcasts I don't want to miss an episode and I want them all downloaded. Other podcasts I only check in on occasionally and would only want the latest episode to be kept on device. I subscribe to a lot of podcast and downloading and keepin…

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It was a suggestion, not a demand or request

Re: Show HN: I Made an iOS Podcast Player with Racket

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Post by apitman »

carlosjobim wrote: post #46
apitman wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't see anything being demanded. I have several open source projects used by other people. I don't implement every requested feature, but requests are a great way to get ideas I might never have had on my own. If a developer wants money for every feature, they're free to use a commercial license and accept the tradeoffs.

Demand or request – what gives somebody the right to make a request without offering anything in return? Most people here wouldn't walk around in the street asking strangers for a handout, or ask for free stuff in shops and restaurants. So why is it okay to make these requests without offering even token compensation? I have made feature requests from open source project, and always with a monetary offer attached. If…

I can recommend reading "The Cathedral and the Bazaar" if you're interested in learning more about the philosophical and economic underpinnings that existed in the early days of open source, which still largely hold true today.
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