[mikece]

The idea I've got is that anyone could use the editor/publisher I'm trying to describe after watching a 10 minute YouTube video and pulling down the Electron app. Another goal would be to help people in repressive regimes spread news and information that the government wants suppressed: that's why I was thinking of building this on a git/hg model but with all of the hairy aspects of distributed source control abstracted or made easy so the content creators can focus on creating content instead of learning MIS minutiae.

[mxuribe]

I see what you mean...and i definitely would NOT want to dissuade you from any such activities in building what you described - the more attention around providing options for tech and non-techs alike is for the best! However, i wonder if part of what you wish for, might already be built? Have you scoured options via the following? https://www.staticgen.com/

If not the whole stack, maybe components and modules might already exist, and you can build upon them? Again, the more options that exist for people to more easily post and host their own content (and in my opinion not beholden to the walled garden silos) is best! In any case, good luck! Cheers!

[mikece]

I kinda hope all of the Legos exist and just need to be snapped together in the right way! Would a high-level write-up of the concept be appropriate to post as an "Ask HN" in order gauge (1) whether all of the needed parts exist and (2) what the level of interest would be in assembling the parts/creating what is missing? Regarding part 2, I suck at JavaScript so me creating an electron app will happen the day after Linus Torvalds and Steve Ballmer create a tech startup together...

[mxuribe]

In response to your items...

1. I mean, i guess you could post an "Ask HN"; you could certainly get other insights and intel from others...but if it were me, i think I'd just dive in and start researching things on my own. Or, maybe just get all meta on this topic, and post your thoughts around this to your own existing blog (assuming you have one now?)...about how you wish to go through this endeavor!

2. I vote for you to just "scratch your own itch".

Hey, I'm not a javascript guru either...But if this were the approach that i would want to take - i.e. to leverage electron - and it doesn't/didn't exist, i might be compelled to learn enough javascript to at least get the ball rolling myself ("dangerous" though it might feel)...and along the way - assuming you've already posted about this effort of yours - maybe others will join in to help you - that is, others who might be better javascript practitioners, and who want the same platform as you want. I think that's worth a shot! I encourage you to go for it! What is it that Ghandi said: "Be the change that you wish to see in the world." Good luck and cheers!