I really like that more and more developers are doing the open-source/paid service option(no idea what's the term for it). I personally think it's great for both developers and their customers/users.
I recently created a site to collect all the web services that are backed by an open source repository [1]. I'm happy to add timetagger to the collection:)
Hope there will be many more applications like this in the future. You can share your ideas in https://wintermute.app/ideas. Imho many services are missing, like a privacy first social network.
Do you see open source + self hosting could drive more adoption among developers rather than customers? Looking forward to hear your thoughts. Do you see model like Ghost could be a strategy to grow Open Source SaaS products?
It is an interesting model, and developers seem to like it. TimeTagger is the successor to a similar product that is not open source, which I've posted about here, but never quite got a response like this :)
I love open source and maintain several open source projects. By making TimeTagger open source, I was hoping to find a niche of "tech" users. And if it fails, at least the code can be useful to someone else.
Hard to tell, but from my(developer) point of view I see it as a big benefit to be able to see the code. Plus it gives me the option, in case I like the service and it is discontinued for any reason, to just host it by myself. Also it adds another layer of trust and I have the feeling I can influence the product.
>Do you see model like Ghost could be a strategy to grow Open Source SaaS products?
Definitely, I think Ghost is a very good and successful example of Open Source SaaS.
neonmate|5 years ago
Hope there will be many more applications like this in the future. You can share your ideas in https://wintermute.app/ideas. Imho many services are missing, like a privacy first social network.
[1] https://wintermute.app/repositories
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I love open source and maintain several open source projects. By making TimeTagger open source, I was hoping to find a niche of "tech" users. And if it fails, at least the code can be useful to someone else.
wanttocommentt|5 years ago
>Do you see model like Ghost could be a strategy to grow Open Source SaaS products?
Definitely, I think Ghost is a very good and successful example of Open Source SaaS.
IA21|5 years ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-core_model
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