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Sandstorm – An open source platform for personal s...
I don't understand what this is. Can someone explain? What the hell does "This is the only way to make Open Source web apps viable." mean?
ocdtrekkie
on Jan 30, 2015
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The primary idea being that open source web apps can be used without having to be a server admin. Non-technical users can install apps on a Sandstorm server as easily as installing apps on their phone.
cben
on Feb 11, 2015
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More details:
https://blog.sandstorm.io/news/2014-07-21-open-source-web-ap...
The central point (IMO) was economical: self-hosting frees developer from expenses. Trivial installation is just a pre-requisite for self-hosting to be acceptable.
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