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Titling this as "open source Twitch" makes me think this is somehow related to twitch. Why not just say "open source streaming platform for developers"?


>open source streaming platform

Like Netflix?

Naming the comparable known service sets the expectations straight.

But I wouldn't just it in the title for IP reasons.


"Livestreaming" is an established term for this kind of service that also naturally sets the right expectations.


No, it doesn't. There's an important difference between wording like open "source twitch" and "open source twitch-like"


To me Twitch was obviously used as a deonym.


The actual github repo has a different title: The interactive livestreaming & video sharing service for developers.


If you scroll down, but a the top it says Open source Twitch for developers


What makes it specifically for developers? Why couldn't gamers use this?


Might just be the level of support they’re interested in offering.

I’ve definitely used similar language as a kinder way to say “I have no interest in maintaining this to a degree where I think Joe Schmoe can use it, and I don’t want support tickets from people who can’t install Postgres on their own”.

Looking at the install instructions, it seems like something where you’d need to be familiar with Postgres, object storage, enough Linux to install dependencies, and enough networking to be able to do at least a cursory check for whether a stuttering or delayed stream was due to your network, the servers network, Tigris or something else entirely. That’s pretty much just gonna be IT folks


I was wondering the same, maybe the goal is more features specific to gamers? But I could see this being useful to more than just programmer streamers.


I don't think they couldn't but maybe they aren't targetting that on purpose for various reasons.




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