Did 37Signals Just Accidentally Make Writebook Open Source?

https://kerrick.blog/posts/2025/did-37signals-just-accidentally-make-writebook-open-source/

52 Weeks, 52 Half Marathons

Stage 44 - Arrábida take II, Cabo Espichel

Substack

https://open.substack.com/pub/maclook/p/52-weeks-52-half-marathons-stage-eb8?r=1d6pxx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#Writebook

https://writebook.52weeks52halfmarathons.com/2/52-weeks-52-half-marathons/273/stage-44-arrabida-take-ii-cape-espichel

#52weeks52halfmarathons #running #halfmarathon #arrabida

52 Weeks, 52 Half Marathons - Stage 39

Hills galore - skimming the Lisbon border

https://writebook.52weeks52halfmarathons.com/2/52-weeks-52-half-marathons/263/stage-39-hills-galore-skimming-the-lisbon-border-writing-in-progress

https://open.substack.com/pub/maclook/p/52-weeks-52-half-marathons-stage-762?r=1d6pxx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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52 Weeks, 52 Half Marathons - Stage 36

Filling the gaps in suburbia

Delayed because of my fractured finger. But I did manage to throw in Dijkstra and Huffman on a running post ;)

https://writebook.52weeks52halfmarathons.com/2/52-weeks-52-half-marathons/256/stage-36-filling-the-gaps-in-suburbia

https://open.substack.com/pub/maclook/p/52-weeks-52-half-marathons-stage-cf0?r=1d6pxx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#52weeks52halfmarathons #running #halfmarathon #lisbon #writebook #runnersofmastodon

52 Weeks, 52 Half Marathons - Stage 28
Cloud striking at the Sintra Peaks

#Writebook
https://writebook.52weeks52halfmarathons.com/2/52-weeks-52-half-marathons/237/stage-28-cloud-striking-at-the-sintra-peaks

https://open.substack.com/pub/maclook/p/52-weeks-52-half-marathons-stage-005?r=1d6pxx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#52weeks52halfmarathons #running #halfmarathon #Lisbon #Sintra #runnersofmastodon

It's quite "clever" what #37Signals are doing with the #Writebook. Yes, it costs $0.00, but that does not mean that you don't have to go through the whole "purchase" procedure. This means that first, they collect your personal information (likely, to upsell you Basecamp later on), but also, you cannot install WB without a license code, which they send to you via email upon signup.

I mean, what stops them from dropping support at some point - when upgrading will cost a fortune?

52 Weeks, 52 Half Marathons - Stage 27
A Dirac in Sintra

#Writebook
https://writebook.52weeks52halfmarathons.com/2/52-weeks-52-half-marathons/234/stage-27-a-dirac-in-sintra

https://open.substack.com/pub/maclook/p/52-weeks-52-half-marathons-stage-1e8?r=1d6pxx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#52weeks52halfmarathons #running #halfmarathon #Lisbon #Sintra #runnersofmastodon

Episode #464 - Tracking Writebook Changes

#ruby #rubyonrails #once #writebook #development #programming #code

https://www.driftingruby.com/episodes/tracking-writebook-changes