Hello, world!
For programmers, the first thing you do when you begin learning a new programming language is spit out the text “Hello world” in some way. So, the same should apply with the launch of a new software company.
I’d like to welcome Squish Software to the world. Over the coming hours, we’re launching two web services announcing two other web services which will be available for pre-order. I encourage you to read the big press release in the next post. We think we’re doing some pretty exciting stuff, and of course, we hope you feel the same.
But it’s important that a software company do more than just develop software and services. It’s important that the company be founded on principles that benefit everyone — developers, designers, businesses, and of course, consumers.
Our commitment to open software does just that. We’re taking an approach that provides the essential “best of both worlds” from the open source community and the closed source community. We’re fervent believers in open, standardized formats like ODF and PDF. We also strive to make our applications as customizable as possible, and are always taking suggestions on how to make them more customizable. But at the same time, you’ve got a physical company behind the products (which isn’t always true with open source packages) that offers full and constant support (which, again, isn’t always true with open source packages).
Let me introduce you to the Squish Software staff:
* Ben (me), 14: Linux, open source, Google, and Linux fanatic
* Ari, 13 (14 on July 1): Mac, and iPhone/iPod touch fanatic
* Jesse, 14: Online games fanatic
We’ll be updating this blog with product announcements, new features, bug fixes, and some insight into our morals concerning things like DRM.
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Hey guys, I wrote a blog post about your launch that I think you would value reading:
http://www.gabejacobsblog.com/squish-software-launch-serveblast
I have some opinions I would love if you were to address
Sadly, I missed the launch, but what I see now looks awesome. And not just the products, but I see tons of ideas and beliefs that I can say I share with you 100%. =)
P.S.
I see that you’ve mentioned the possibility that you might develop something for Mac OS X. If you ever do and you need any help, just ask.