Coursify: A Free Open-Source Online Course Platform • Hacker News Board

Re: Coursify: A Free Open-Source Online Course Platform

#31

Post by ozkan » Mon, Apr 06, 2015, 3:37 PM UTC

Hmm.. seems like server is unable to response to overwhelming & sudden interest

Re: Coursify: A Free Open-Source Online Course Platform

#32

Post by Felix21 » Mon, Apr 06, 2015, 3:39 PM UTC

ozkan wrote: post #31

Hmm.. seems like server is unable to response to overwhelming & sudden interest

Seems to be back up?

Re: Coursify: A Free Open-Source Online Course Platform

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Post by ozkan » Mon, Apr 06, 2015, 3:54 PM UTC

Felix21 wrote: post #32

ozkan wrote: post #31

Hmm.. seems like server is unable to response to overwhelming & sudden interest

Seems to be back up?

Yup!

Re: Coursify: A Free Open-Source Online Course Platform

#34

Post by newyankee » Mon, Apr 06, 2015, 4:27 PM UTC

Felix21 wrote: post #29

wehadfun wrote: post #27

Any plans to have a hosted version?

Yes I'm working on that. And it will also be free . Not sure how I'll monetise that though.

Probably a one time fee to host it on a platform like Amazon whose fees will be separately paid by the user

Re: Coursify: A Free Open-Source Online Course Platform

#35

Post by allworknoplay » Mon, Apr 06, 2015, 5:03 PM UTC

Thanks for cloning my company's product, we're flattered.

http://usefedora.com

(We're the ones who power courses like http://bitfountain.io)

Re: Coursify: A Free Open-Source Online Course Platform

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Post by imaginenore » Mon, Apr 06, 2015, 5:10 PM UTC

allworknoplay wrote: post #35

Thanks for cloning my company's product, we're flattered. http://usefedora.com (We're the ones who power courses like http://bitfountain.io )

Except yours isn't free.

Your "free" tier costs $1 + 10% per transaction, which is ridiculously expensive. Even Paypal doesn't rip me off that bad.

Re: Coursify: A Free Open-Source Online Course Platform

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Post by efuquen » Mon, Apr 06, 2015, 5:12 PM UTC

allworknoplay wrote: post #35

Thanks for cloning my company's product, we're flattered. http://usefedora.com (We're the ones who power courses like http://bitfountain.io )

From the person who "cloned" your product.

> I looked at a few self-hosted Online Course platforms, but they all wanted a monthly fee + transaction fees, which I think is excessive.

Re: Coursify: A Free Open-Source Online Course Platform

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Post by ankurfedora » Mon, Apr 06, 2015, 5:17 PM UTC

Felix,

I'm the founder of http://usefedora.com -- a product you are intimately familiar with.

Love the effort and open source contribution -- but definitely put off by stealing our UI/UX almost verbatim (example site built with our tool: http://bitfountain.io/courses/iwatch-course http://www.onedayrails.com/)

While it is incredibly flattering for a small startup like ours to have an open-source derivative, stealing our interface and design patterns for a project that you charge hundreds of dollars in installation fees definitely leaves a bad taste.

Do it right and we'd have probably helped you promote it. But this just doesn't seem cool.

Re: Coursify: A Free Open-Source Online Course Platform

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Post by matthias_ » Mon, Apr 06, 2015, 5:19 PM UTC

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Re: Coursify: A Free Open-Source Online Course Platform

#40

Post by ankurfedora » Mon, Apr 06, 2015, 5:25 PM UTC

imaginenore wrote: post #36

allworknoplay wrote: post #35

Thanks for cloning my company's product, we're flattered. http://usefedora.com (We're the ones who power courses like http://bitfountain.io )

Except yours isn't free. Your "free" tier costs $1 + 10% per transaction, which is ridiculously expensive. Even Paypal doesn't rip me off that bad.

Sure, but even if you find our pricing completely outrageous, that doesn't make it OK right?