Changes in Prgmr.com Ownership
prgmr.comNotably, we might only be hearing about this because Sarah Newman put a clause in their privacy policy requiring notification in the case of an ownership change: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24206104
I have used and recommended prgmr (to appropriate audiences ;) many times over the years, since the days where you had to view the page source to get a mini slice with 64MiB of RAM. I hope that Alan will clarify the nature of the ownership change because otherwise this has a bad smell.
I'm fond our our privacy policy and it has served us quite well.
I've been an owner since late 2016--a mutual friend let me know Luke was interested in selling and I had been a customer for many years at that point. I liked the service and wanted it to continue. Still do.
Today's announcement is my purchasing the remainder of the company. The Acceptable Use Policy, Privacy Policy, and related documents will not be substantively changing.
The comment about diverging ideas and priorities relates to feature development and the product roadmap. Over the years we've received customer requests, suggestions, and feedback that on the one hand have a clear central tendency, but on the other requires difficult choices about where to focus and when. It's a situation better suited to the now simpler ownership structure.
I hope you will continue to recommend Prgmr where you find it appropriate to do so. Details about new features will need to wait for a formal announcement--but I'm happy to answer questions or concerns given that constraint.
Fantastic, thank you for the response (I also found out where Luke was headed and it seems like a much more positive development overall)! Looking forward to the announcement with additional detail.