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Cloudflare OS: an open platform for agents, apps, and work

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yomismoaqui · 1785939907 · focus · HN ↗
Everytime I read about new things from Cloudflare they look really cool but I cannot shake the feeling of not wanting to use them for fear of lock-in, am I too paranoid?
1. kentonv · 1785941369 · focus · HN ↗
  This is 100% open source and self-hostable.
  <a href="https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-os" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-os
  It runs on top of our open source runtime.
  <a href="https://github.com/cloudflare/workerd" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/cloudflare/workerd
  1. vavos · 1785948225 · focus · HN ↗
    It's cool that it's open-source, but how much effort and scale would it take to run it on non cloud flare infra?
    tstrimple · 1785969214 · focus · HN ↗
    ffs there is literally no pleasing some people. "Hosting an open source project is too difficult! They should provide a free SaaS solution instead on their own cost but also no lock-in!!"
    Rapzid · 1785977667 · focus · HN ↗
    High switching costs is a form of lock-in "open source" or not.. This is something people with real experience making real decisions are well aware of..

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