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If the domain name is invite only, is there any chance that the code will be open source so other people can run their own version of svbtle?

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I'd be interested in running my own single-user version, but I'm sure there'll be a clone by the weekend (if there isn't I'll probably hack one up at my next opportunity).

Please don't copy it just yet.

I'm still working out the problems and polishing the interactions. When they're all ironed out, I'll open it to the public.

Ah, I wasn't under the impression that this would become public - I wouldn't reproduce something open to others.

Thank you for making something like this a reality - I had a blank-page type editor a while back but didn't have the chops to make it actually usable at the time (hence my interest in recreating this).

From the article it looks like he wants to maintain the "branding" of his blog so people recognise it as having a consistent quality - which I think is totally ridiculous as it's way too minimal to stand out. A good designer could clone the style in minutes. So what sets it apart? The way the editor promotes capturing ideas? This part isn't open to the public. Seems a bit odd.

It's working I suppose. And the "invite only" system sure helps drive desire.

I'd argue that he's already established the brand and it will forever stand out as Dustin's -- to his /target/ audience.

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