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114 points muellerwolfram | 2 comments | | HN request time: 0.471s | source

I hope it didn’t get asked before, I couldn’t find anything.

There was a question recently, about why you don’t improve the HTML of HN, where you said "When the HTML is the most important thing to work on."(http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4927231)

I agree that the markup is relatively unimportant compared to features that I think could really improve the functionality and quality of the site, and I bet you have a long wishlist of features yourself.

But between the lines I interpreted that that list might be way longer, than the time that is available to you, allows you to work on it.

So why don’t you open source HN? I get that with a project that is important to someone, it’s hard to give away control. But you can still be the project lead, you could still have the last call and I feel to open up the project will lead to great feature discussions and ultimately a better hn.

Have you ever considered open sourcing it? And what’s the thought process on your decision?

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sivanmz ◴[] No.5006461[source]
Please have mercy on iPhone users' eyes and specify font-sizes in em
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1. ronnier ◴[] No.5006676[source]
I made a mobile version sometime ago. http://ihackernews.com
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2. klausjensen ◴[] No.5006932[source]
And a great one that is, I use it on my mobile devices.