On Thu, 20 Jun 2013 21:22:47 -0700 Matt Wilkie <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dunno if this will have any bearing at all on your work Terry, but the > synchronicity of this coming to my attention unbidden is too > interesting to ignore: http://www.firepad.io/ That came up on the G+ Leo Editor community a while back :-) https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/104562683923003520885 Cheers -Terry > """ > How is Firepad different than other collaborative text editors? > > Most collaborative text editors require special code to run on a > server, making them impractical to use if you're not already using the > right server stack. Firepad has no server dependencies and instead > relies on Firebase for real-time data synchronization. This means that > it's easy to add Firepad to any application, even static websites. All > you need to do is drop in the JavaScript files and go. > """ > > The magic is in the backend, Firebase, whose approach to mirroring and > synchronizing distributed database is "be like dropbox", e.g. it's a > cloud service. The pricing model is curious, a free tier (of course, > gotta get 'em hooked), and then a jump to $24/mth. Seems to me a > rather big jump. > > Anyway, just thought I'd share so the ideas behind the product more > than the actual product itself are part of the mix. > > cheers, > > -matt > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
