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Etherpad: A modern really-real-time collaborative document editor.

Language: JavaScript

Show HN: PlantUML based collaborative UML editor is now open source | Jan 2023

Actually, both dependencies are specified:

1. https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite 2. https://plantuml.com/ -> go to the bottom, there is an editor that renders the diagram, collabuml uses such a public api.

I'm happy to provide details about running etherpad if necessary.

> I can put a little backend for this. Not too difficult.

Etherpad is the collaborative backend, plantuml is the uml renderer (there is a way to run a server with this).

The Jami conferencing system | Dec 2021

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Same here -- I use Jitsi to have meetings with friends sometimes (fun fact you can just go to https://meet.jit.si/ random string here>), and the web app has gotten a lot better over the years (it was never "bad" IMO).

I am not sold on the necessity of GTK/QT clients over Electron applications -- I think the development/packaging ease of Electron is exactly why it's where it is today and what works for users generally is not wins so I view it with dispassion. Doesn't matter how much better GTK/QT is (they can't be that good, devs are choosing to "shoot themselves in the foot" with Electron just over there!). Also the nice thing about web is that phones will at least have a chance (even if overheating during the call).

I was more wondering about what it took to run -- Jitsi's server requirements always seemed a bit too heavy weight -- it requires like 4 things to run. That said, I just took another look at the documentation[0] and it's pretty well written... Maybe it's time to roll my sleeves up.

[EDIT] Did not know Etherpad[1] (one of the things that jitsi wants you to host along with it) has video capabilities...

We are really spoiled for good F/OSS software these days -- it's insane how much good software there is out there now.

[0]: https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/devops-guide/devops-gu...

[1]: https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite

Hey Dropbox, why can't I compare file versions like this? | Feb 2020

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Etherpad lite is still alive: https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite

Open source collaborative text editors | May 2019

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Etherpad has been open source since 2009, when it was bought by Google and immediately re-licensed. It stayed open source ever since. It was written in a mix of Scala & JS.

Etherpad Lite (https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite) is a port to javascript, is backed by the Free Software Conservancy and is not owned by any corporation.

Yes, if you do not mind using Google's infrastructure, Google Docs is easier & more featureul. There are some cases in which running on premises may make a difference, and Etherpad strives to fill that palce.

Show HN: Skypad – Simple and Sharable Real-Time Collaborative Notepad | Jul 2017

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There is also https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite

Ask HN: Would you use an open source Google Docs style service in your company? | Oct 2016

https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite

Etherpad 1.5 Released – Features full pad export, import | Jan 2015

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MoPad is still running the old etherpad version[1], the release is etherpad-lite[2]. Is there some easy way to migrate from the old etherpad installations?

[1] https://github.com/ether/pad [2] https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite

Etherpad 1.5 Released – Features full pad export, import | Jan 2015

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The source is available at https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite