Write.as is now #FOSS! We've named the software behind it #WriteFreely.
WriteFreely lets you self-host a single federated blog or a community of blogs. It's written in Go / #golang, it's lightweight, and runs everywhere -- even on a Raspberry Pi! (We tried )
We just launched v0.1 this weekend, and v0.2 is already coming out early this week. You can try a full demo here: https://pencil.writefree.ly
Get started with hosting or find a permanent instance here: https://writefreely.org
@lnxw37a1 Yep, we're keeping things simple right now so we can get the core functionality / smooth installation process nailed down. Then we'll get to photo uploads, comments, etc. :)
@write_as congratulations ! And thank you ! :)
@stragu Thank you!
@write_as How do you turn a profit?
@aeveltstra Only from the people who buy our software. We're self-funded; no ads and no VC money. Here's a bit more about that: https://write.as/principles
We have paid subscriptions on Write.as (https://write.as/pricing), a paid desktop app (https://write.as/apps/desktop), and we're trying out hosting for #WriteFreely instances (https://writefreely.org/hosting). There's also Patreon/Liberapay/etc.: https://writefreely.org/support
@write_as Sounds great! Thank you!
@write_as
It seems very interesting!
@write_as who do i know who can tell me if this is a good idea to use over wordpress? dues it support RSS (cant find a link).
@Hamishcampbell It does support RSS -- feed readers will automatically pick it up, and you can see it by adding /feed/ to your blog URL, e.g.: https://blog.writefreely.org/feed/
This is meant to be very simple, so if WordPress is more than what you need, it might be a good fit :)
@write_as will have a look more... I do #openmedia projects and a #4opens blogging network sounds like a nice thing to add to the current 5 instances.
@Hamishcampbell Very cool! Would love to know how it goes if you end up using it.
@write_as Awesome work!
@cwcopa Thanks!
@write_as I just love how the introduction video is on peertube
@mray federate all the things!