Will you ever share the source code for any or part of your apps? You created this software because you want people to always be free to express themselves online, without centralized control. However the centralized control is in your hand. No way to audit the code, no way to verify correctness and reproduce the builds, no way to update the software without you. How many developer(s) does Tixati Software Inc have? Many examples told us that the dependency on a single entity for network enabled applications is just a recipe for disaster. Why did you still pick this model?

Super Simple Server seems to be a good alternative to OnionShare.

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Thanks!

*Super Simple Server seems to be a good alternative to OnionShare if it weren't for the license.

(You accidentally removed a very important meaning from my previous comment.)

SuperSimpleServer is for people that want a simple and easy way to host sites. People that want a simple and easy way to host sites probably don't mind that the webserver is closed source. I can understand the concern but I don't think any of his software will ever be made open source. I do like open source and most of the software I use is FOSS. Tixati and Fopnu are the two rare exceptions because they work really well and I trust him. Even though I trust him to not bundle malware, I wish it was open source but that's not my decision. Apache and nginx are good alternatives if you can't use SuperSimpleServer.

The framework that powers these apps is amazing and it's a real shame it isn't open source.

There is an interesting contradiction between the decentralised model of apps and maintaining a proprietary source code model.

It will be most unfortunate if the developer dies, becomes incapacitated, or for some other reason, chooses not to continue development. Users will suffer.


I marvel at these apps, but I don't use them.

Just because it's not open-source right now doesn't necessarily mean that it won't be in the future should the creator not be able to continue.  It's very likely someone that thinks ahead enough to carry through large projects like this would also have plans in place to deal with life's eventualities.

For now, perhaps they want to keep their work to themselves.  Not everyone enjoys working with other developers.