Google just acquired Appjet (and along with it, Etherpad) to fuel their new Wave app. And now, Etherpad is shutting down.
I found out about this lovely bit of news when I got this email:
I found out about this lovely bit of news when I got this email:
Quote:Dear EtherPad User,They say that their releasing the code as an open source deal, but still... can't say I'm very happy about this.
AppJet Inc., the company behind EtherPad, has been acquired by Google [1]. The EtherPad development team will continue its work on real-time collaboration by joining the Google Wave team.
As an EtherPad user, we thought you might be interested in trying out the preview of Google Wave. Like EtherPad, Google Wave lets you collaborate on rich text in really real-time. It also does a bunch of useful things that EtherPad does not do, such as organizing your waves in an inbox. Although Google Wave is only in a preview phase, we think you might still find it useful.
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Hope to see you on Google Wave soon,
- The (former) EtherPad Team