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Re:Show HN: Sortabase, a collaborative, visual database buil... by Trayja-Peter on Monday May 15, 2023 @03:45PM (#35953487)
I remember that post! I had commented on it, back when this project was still very early and using a different name.

I agree with all your suggestions, and we've considered most of them. Importing CSVs presents some challenges, particularly with trying to infer the type and valid values of each column.

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Re:Show HN: Sortabase, a collaborative, visual database buil... by ObscureScience on Monday May 15, 2023 @04:32PM (#35954100)
Since you did not address the monetization suggestion; I hope that there will be some mechanism to prevent open DBs to just become closed/paywalled over night. If such a premium content is implemented, similar to free software there should be clear limits to how an initiator can take the work of volunteer collaborators and privatize it.

Not sure if viable, but I would much rather prefer a kind of donation system with some kickback to valued collaborations.

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