Anyone know if these guys will be moving to Sydney to join the Wave team?
Google acquires AppJet/Etherpad
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Re: Google acquires AppJet/Etherpad
#52Well, that sucks. I was psyched when I first read the subject, since I figured they'd be lending Google Docs their awesome text editor. Instead they're going to Google Wave, where the interface blows. Etherpad's lightyears more useful, more flexible, and more valuable. Blah.
Agreed. When Google Wave first came out part of me thought, "Shit, this could kill Etherpad". Then I tried Google Wave and realized that Etherpad was completely safe. I guessed wrong, Google still killed it.
As they say, if you can't beat them, you buy them.
Re: Google acquires AppJet/Etherpad
#53Well, that sucks. I was psyched when I first read the subject, since I figured they'd be lending Google Docs their awesome text editor. Instead they're going to Google Wave, where the interface blows. Etherpad's lightyears more useful, more flexible, and more valuable. Blah.
The Etherpads themselves were very impressed with what the Wave guys showed them, and they are the best qualified to judge this sort of technology of all the hackers I know. Maybe some of the stuff they saw was unreleased, but whatever it was was, the Etherpads liked it, and they seem genuinely excited to work on it.
Re: Google acquires AppJet/Etherpad
#54As it happens, anyone knew an Etherpad replacement or alternative?
Squad, https://squadedit.com/
Re: Google acquires AppJet/Etherpad
#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's awesome for them that they're getting a big check from Google, but that has no relevance to me as an etherpad user.
I think the benefits of having a successful peer far outweigh your ability to use a free online text editor. Whatever loss in productivity is caused by the absence of Etherpad (or god forbid, having to use a G-branded version, or another service) can be made up for with the rush and motivation you should get from seeing one of your own get off the Ramen diet at last (or at least not have to worry if their effort will…
You do know that probably most of Etherpad's users aren't their peers, yeah? So to them, they've just lost a really great service.
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#56I have never used Etherpad, and from the comments I'm a little saddened to find that now I can't check it out.
Does anyone have an old Etherpad that I can play with, or even just a video of how it's used?
Re: Google acquires AppJet/Etherpad
#57Congratulations to the AppJet/Etherpad team. When I thought about your "exit" options, Google was at the top of the list. This doesn't surprise me given how talented you folks are and the real-time web expertise that Google needs more of these days. It really really sucks to see Google shutting down Etherpad though. We used it at Poll Everywhere quite a bit for collaborative coding, now we'll have to find something e…
try Gobby. gnu/linux only, iirc
Re: Google acquires AppJet/Etherpad
#58I have never used Etherpad, and from the comments I'm a little saddened to find that now I can't check it out. Does anyone have an old Etherpad that I can play with, or even just a video of how it's used?
here's one http://etherpad.com/music316a
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#59I have never used Etherpad, and from the comments I'm a little saddened to find that now I can't check it out. Does anyone have an old Etherpad that I can play with, or even just a video of how it's used?
Here's a test pad: http://etherpad.com/FQMBcRK9x2
Re: Google acquires AppJet/Etherpad
#60They should pull a foursquare ;-)