Re:Show HN: I'm building an open-source Amazon
by droidist2 on Saturday September 03, 2022 @11:32PM
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So we should pivot to building an open source payment processor for porn?
Re:Show HN: I'm building an open-source Amazon
by popcalc on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @06:20AM
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A payment processor is an entity that handles bureaucracy. It's not a piece of software you can run and forget about. It is many people working around the clock taking phone calls.
Re:Show HN: I'm building an open-source Amazon
by droidist2 on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @12:29PM
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I should have been clearer and said "software to aid in running a payment processor" but I used "payment processor" as a shorthand. Just as "open-source Amazon" is shorthand for "software to aid in running an entity like Amazon."
Edit: BTW, a large portion of seemingly independent porn sites are actually run by only few companies. Especially the Xvideos corporation.