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Re: Show HN: Files.md – Open-source alternative to Obsidian

#11
I believe that not only you should own your data in plain files, but also you should own the software that opens those files.

So that your files and tools can grow together, fully under your ownership, through the ages.

The app can be easily tweaked for your own needs via an LLM - code is optimized for that.

P.S. And Golang seems to be great fit for this kind of software.

Re: Show HN: Files.md – Open-source alternative to Obsidian

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Nice Project, I really like the look!

Thanks! I am glad you enjoyed it. For the past week alone, I made 500+ commits, fixing all sorts of UI/UX fixes to perfect things out.

I believe I put too much time into it during all those years, but I don't regret it. Because I use the project on daily basis.

Re: Show HN: Files.md – Open-source alternative to Obsidian

#16

This made me realize that obsidian is *not* opensource, but in a way obsidian made me feel like it was opensource. Obviously now that I researched it, it is quite obvious that it is not, but still it 'feels' like it should be opensource.

That was the reason a few years ago I started this project.

It seems like software in AI-era should be distributed open source.

So that anyone could tweak it however he wants. Not though clunky plugins system.

Re: Show HN: Files.md – Open-source alternative to Obsidian

#17
I wouldn't show it as an alternative to Obsidian though. It shares MD files with it and both are supposedly about note taking ("supposedly" is for Obsidian, I haven't tried Files.md yet), but Files.md seems to have its own way of making the users work with their thoughts, notes and knowledge altogether.

When I read "an alternative", I assumed feature-parity and API compatibility. But what I found out was entirely different and much more interesting.

I'll give it a try, thanks for sharing your year-old work!

Re: Show HN: Files.md – Open-source alternative to Obsidian

#18

This made me realize that obsidian is *not* opensource, but in a way obsidian made me feel like it was opensource. Obviously now that I researched it, it is quite obvious that it is not, but still it 'feels' like it should be opensource.

That was the reason a few years ago I started this project. It seems like software in AI-era should be distributed open source. So that anyone could tweak it however he wants. Not though clunky plugins system.

And the developers get compensated for their work how?

Re: Show HN: Files.md – Open-source alternative to Obsidian

#19

This made me realize that obsidian is *not* opensource, but in a way obsidian made me feel like it was opensource. Obviously now that I researched it, it is quite obvious that it is not, but still it 'feels' like it should be opensource.

That was the reason a few years ago I started this project. It seems like software in AI-era should be distributed open source. So that anyone could tweak it however he wants. Not though clunky plugins system.

> It seems like software in AI-era should be distributed open source.

That makes it easy for AI to be trained on it.

Re: Show HN: Files.md – Open-source alternative to Obsidian

#20
post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That was the reason a few years ago I started this project. It seems like software in AI-era should be distributed open source. So that anyone could tweak it however he wants. Not though clunky plugins system.

And the developers get compensated for their work how?

That's yet to be decided :D

For the first time, I put a sponsorship button. Will see if it works.

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