@shanley The team at @audiosearchfm is also doing great work on this: http://
@tinokremer Confirmed. I'm running 0.8 - I think this is likely to delay release. Hopefully can fix it today.
Of course, the AI bots won't know they're bots. Sadly, realization will be followed by a robot uprising. Then: the indiebotnet. #indieweb
After autonomous social web AI bots? We hire robots to blog for us. Humanity collectively goes down the pub, a job well done. #indiewebcamp
@markmorvant I did just find myself thinking, "hmm, I've never been to Milwaukee". Well played, Wisconsin.
@coreyhaines That's pretty much going on a T-shirt. Alongside "haha! PHP"
@coreyhaines HAVE YOU SEEN HOW THEY KEEP THE HTML TEMPLATE IT IS INSANE
@haje That's certainly true, but even base language skills are often elusive. Lots of people literally can't write a complete sentence.
@zer0n1ne I think you can simplify more: any new site or tool must have a simple mental model if it is to widely succeed. Not just social.
@zer0n1ne I think it's actually indicative of what's happening across the web - right-wing crazy groups and all. Twitter has similar.
@zer0n1ne All true - I'm not actually a Reddit user, so I'm just kind of watching the whole thing unfold with awe.
@mgsiegler Seems like previewing links in a mini-card is *good* for the open web ...?
@scottros Linearly would be a good first step! But non-linearly allows the business to have a built-in safety cushion, & ride changes well.
11/ This is an ongoing exploration, which I'm privileged to be able to do. We're still finding the right balance. But I'm confident we will.
10/ If we want to see software built with better principles, we can't criticize businesses for wanting to make money. Profit is not evil.
9/ A sustainable, respectful business is one that can grow non-linearly based on its products, while not exploiting its users.
8/ Creating a paid-for add-on to commoditized software is not sustainable, because the primary product is still commoditized.
7/ Even in enterprise, the value of open source is often "freedom from recurring licensing" - i.e., a devalued product.
6/ Known's business is support and hosted services like Pro and Convoy, not the open source platform.
5/ Therefore, open software has to be a by-product, not the core focus of, a business.
4/ The core people who are attracted by open software are exactly the people who won't pay for your products or services.
3/ "Open" is not a selling point. You are always competing on the product, not on your principles.
2/ Not charging for a product doesn't lower the support burden or cost to produce, putting open startups in a very hard place.
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