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by filmgirlcw 4800 days ago
I really, really like this. The decision to use Kickstarter might upset some, but I think it's a pragmatic way of ensuring that talent can focus on it to actually deliver a project to users.

Still, I really hope to see a lot of activity pop-up on GitHub. Community is a bug reason WordPress won over everyone else and while I'm a big fan of opinionated software leadership, I also hope to see more people bring their ideas to the table.

This is a niche for sure, but a niche I happily backed, in part because this looks like something I would really like to use.

The decision to use Node is interesting. Another reason WordPress was so successful is because basically anyone with shared hosting could install it without having to use anything more than an FTP client (and now basically every host has a 1-click install). I'm curious as to the impact this might have on adoption beyond the hosted platform for its targeted user base.

Regardless, I backed and I hope to see this sort of thing succeed, if only because we need more stuff like this in the wild.