Grove.io shutting down

#1

Post by helper » Sun, Sep 16, 2012, 4:34 AM UTC

Re: Grove.io shutting down

#2

Post by gkoberger » Sun, Sep 16, 2012, 4:58 AM UTC

This is disappointing. Grove.io was really awesome. IRC channels seem easy, but are (relatively) hard to get going:

  - Finding a server
  - Registering it properly
  - Explaining it to non-tech people

The last one is way harder than you'd think. With Grove, you just send them a URL and it's easy.

It's a shame they're shutting down. I stopped using because it was too expensive for a channel with a few friends (a channel with fewer than 10 friends was costing $25/month).

Re: Grove.io shutting down

#3

Post by dmishe » Sun, Sep 16, 2012, 4:59 AM UTC

Back to campfire, I guess.

Re: Grove.io shutting down

#4

Post by kenneth_reitz » Sun, Sep 16, 2012, 5:00 AM UTC

Shocking.

Re: Grove.io shutting down

#5

Post by heretohelp » Sun, Sep 16, 2012, 5:00 AM UTC

This is why I refuse to use external services hosted by small/tiny companies that haven't open-sourced their tech.

Even in this moment, they still don't seem to be bothering to open source any of it.

There's a lesson to be learnt here in terms of gaining buyer trust when you're small.

I continue to use our own setup for IRC.

Re: Grove.io shutting down

#6

Post by holgersindbaek » Sun, Sep 16, 2012, 5:04 AM UTC

How was the ride? How does the team feel about shutting it down?

Re: Grove.io shutting down

#7

Post by Rayne » Sun, Sep 16, 2012, 5:04 AM UTC

It's getting a little difficult to trust stuff by Leah Culver. Everything (that I know of) that she has done so far has either shut down or been acquired and shut down.

That said, no hard feelings. It's hard out there. I've never tried to run a company, so I can't judge.

Re: Grove.io shutting down

#8

Post by BadassFractal » Sun, Sep 16, 2012, 5:09 AM UTC

On that note, any good guides for hosting your own IRC server on your home network (and safely expose it to the Internet) if you have a spare Ubuntu server box lying around?

Re: Grove.io shutting down

#9

Post by whalesalad » Sun, Sep 16, 2012, 5:09 AM UTC

kenneth_reitz wrote: post #4

Shocking.

I feel/sense sarcasm. I did not see this being useful from day one.

Re: Grove.io shutting down

#10

Post by chank » Sun, Sep 16, 2012, 5:11 AM UTC

gkoberger wrote: post #2

This is disappointing. Grove.io was really awesome. IRC channels seem easy, but are (relatively) hard to get going: - Finding a server - Registering it properly - Explaining it to non-tech people The last one is way harder than you'd think. With Grove, you just send them a URL and it's easy. It's a shame they're shutting down. I stopped using because it was too expensive for a channel with a few friends (a channel wi…

Yea, but that last one wasn't worth the cost and the user limit. Most groups using IRC in this fashion probably have a high level of technical experience.

Campfire succeeds at this because it wasn't their first product. They essentially brought customers in from their other products and then tied them all together. As a stand alone service, it's fairly useless IMO.