Comments on: Daring Fireball rip-off ripped off

By: Christiaan

Christiaan — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 12:04:32 +0000

There are definitely bloggers Iâ€™d subscribe to, but Gruber isnâ€™t one of them â€” he doesnâ€™t generate anywhere near enough content.

What does quantity have to do with it? Surely if the price suits the quantity and quality it doesn’t matter what the quantity is?

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 09:03:46 +0000

I agree with SpyDone. I find Gruber’s writings enjoyable, but his claim that he’s blogging “full time” is puzzling to me. He almost never posts more than two mini-essays per month, and there are days where he adds nothing to his “Linked List.” On average, he only seems to post 10-15 linked list items per week, or about two a day. That’s full-time work? There are definitely bloggers I’d subscribe to, but Gruber isn’t one of them — he doesn’t generate anywhere near enough content. I think it’s great that so many people bought memberships, but IMHO it seems more like a vanity exercise than a content subscription.

By: SpyDone

SpyDone — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 01:53:28 +0000

Great to read this ended well.

I love Daring Fireball, but it really does need more articles. I was going to buy a membership to support John and his attempt to make a go at this full time.

But I decided to wait it out and see what was different and better with John working full time on the site before I spent my money on the effort.

Sadly, I am glad I decided to wait. I love John’s writing, but weeks on end with just links is not worth a membership to me.

I would love a regular publishing window from Daring Fireball. New articles on Tuesday and Friday, or something of that ilk. The links are nice filler, but they are just that.

I wish John well and hope Daring Fireball is a huge success, both for John and for the internet. But more articles is really a must.

By: Christiaan

Christiaan — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 21:01:16 +0000

Thereâ€™s a difference between using code for example of technique and ripping off design.

Well, yeah, it’s less creative.

Plagiarism and intellectual loot
http://last-straw.net/2006/06/plagiarism-and-intellectual-loot/

By: me

me — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 19:14:52 +0000

There’s a difference between using code for example of technique and ripping off design.

By: eric

eric — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 17:20:37 +0000

so an individual copied another site whose own site is not for profit?

i really dont care.

oh i wish my world’s largest problem was bloggers copying each other.

i remember i nicer internet a long time ago where getting each other’s code was a nice way of learning…sigh