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Re: Beg HN - last day for my open source crowdfunding campaign (neo4django)

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Post by lobotryas » Fri, Aug 23, 2013, 7:56 PM UTC

mhluongo wrote: post #16

shmageggy wrote: post #14

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Yet you promote it on a non-niche forum. What else could you have possibly expected?

Do note that I wrote the copy 30 days ago- this is the last day of a month-long campaign. I'd love any actionable advice on the copy.

Maybe I'm a little jaded, but isn't feedback "your copy is confusing, doesn't explain the project or why I should support it" sufficiently actionable advice?

If you really care about this project, I recommend taking the initiative on everything instead of waiting for someone to give you the answers.

Re: Beg HN - last day for my open source crowdfunding campaign (neo4django)

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Post by skrebbel » Fri, Aug 23, 2013, 8:28 PM UTC

kanwisher wrote: post #3

I'm really confused why I would want a ORM for a graph database. Seems like its a totally different usecase

In Neo4J, every node and every edge can have a label and a set of key-value pairs. A label maps very naturally to a class, and its keys map very naturally to fields of that class. Thus, ORM (ehh, OGM really?) makes a lot of sense.

Re: Beg HN - last day for my open source crowdfunding campaign (neo4django)

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Post by civilian » Fri, Aug 23, 2013, 8:30 PM UTC

Here's an idea: Go contact everyone on your stargazers list and ask them if neo4django is used at their company. https://github.com/scholrly/neo4django/stargazers

Re: Beg HN - last day for my open source crowdfunding campaign (neo4django)

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Post by steve-howard » Fri, Aug 23, 2013, 9:18 PM UTC

mhluongo wrote: post #20

OGC wrote: post #18

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I still have no idea what it does.

Django has an ORM that works with Postgre, MySQL, and other relational databases. Neo4django mimics the Django ORM, but connects to a graph database- Neo4j. It's a way to use Django with Neo4j, while supporting Django nice-to-haves like the auth library and admin site, in a way that's already familiar to Django developers.

Great. Slap that at the top of the page.

Re: Beg HN - last day for my open source crowdfunding campaign (neo4django)

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Post by Miyamoto » Fri, Aug 23, 2013, 9:31 PM UTC

shmageggy wrote: post #14

mhluongo wrote: post #4

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Sorry! I hadn't expected much non-niche interest in the campaign when I wrote the copy. Neo4django is a Django ORM replacement for the Neo4j graph database. I'm the primary dev, but since our startup supporting the project is on hold, I'm trying to find time to keep up development- this campaign will help me complete the next milestone.

Yet you promote it on a non-niche forum. What else could you have possibly expected?

He was expecting someone browsing Hacker News, familiar with the content of his software, to gain interest and donate. He was not expecting John Smith the Front End Guru to donate.

What else could you have possibly expected?

Re: Beg HN - last day for my open source crowdfunding campaign (neo4django)

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Post by mhluongo » Fri, Aug 23, 2013, 9:49 PM UTC

Nate75Sanders wrote: post #15

mhluongo wrote: post #11

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A number of users have contributed to the campaign so far- this is the last day, thus the begging :)

You're missing his point. Scrap the crowdfunding completely and find SERIOUS (defined as "$1K is nothing") backers for the project -- perhaps a company that wants it.

No, I understood. I chose this format because I'd rather be funded by more, and smaller, contributions than one large sponsor. That might not always be the case, but I think that's where the project is right now.

Re: Beg HN - last day for my open source crowdfunding campaign (neo4django)

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Post by jacquesm » Fri, Aug 23, 2013, 10:21 PM UTC

mhluongo wrote: post #26

Nate75Sanders wrote: post #15

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You're missing his point. Scrap the crowdfunding completely and find SERIOUS (defined as "$1K is nothing") backers for the project -- perhaps a company that wants it.

No, I understood. I chose this format because I'd rather be funded by more, and smaller, contributions than one large sponsor. That might not always be the case, but I think that's where the project is right now.

Being picky about funding is an interesting concept. If one large sponsor picks up the tab why care about the source of the money? Unless it comes with strings attached but that need not be the case. I still don't get it.

Re: Beg HN - last day for my open source crowdfunding campaign (neo4django)

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Post by mhluongo » Fri, Aug 23, 2013, 10:35 PM UTC

Miyamoto wrote: post #25

shmageggy wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yet you promote it on a non-niche forum. What else could you have possibly expected?

He was expecting someone browsing Hacker News, familiar with the content of his software, to gain interest and donate. He was not expecting John Smith the Front End Guru to donate. What else could you have possibly expected?

Thanks for that.

Re: Beg HN - last day for my open source crowdfunding campaign (neo4django)

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Post by film42 » Fri, Aug 23, 2013, 10:39 PM UTC

I tried pledging like 10 times but bountysource authentication is sucking majorly. Sorry, man.

Re: Beg HN - last day for my open source crowdfunding campaign (neo4django)

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Post by rappo » Fri, Aug 23, 2013, 10:44 PM UTC

film42 wrote: post #29

I tried pledging like 10 times but bountysource authentication is sucking majorly. Sorry, man.

Hey, I'm from Bountysource and saw you're having troubles -- sorry about that.

Can you tell me where you're getting stuck? Which method are you using to sign up (or sign in)? What browser/OS?