{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/nylas/N1/issues/2432","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/nylas/N1","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/nylas/N1/issues/2432/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/nylas/N1/issues/2432/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/nylas/N1/issues/2432/events","html_url":"https://github.com/nylas/N1/issues/2432","id":160309215,"number":2432,"title":"Option to opt-out for \"Nylas Identity\"","user":{"login":"Egoscio","id":3950951,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3950951?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/Egoscio","html_url":"https://github.com/Egoscio","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Egoscio/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Egoscio/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Egoscio/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Egoscio/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Egoscio/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Egoscio/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Egoscio/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Egoscio/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Egoscio/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"closed","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":5,"created_at":"2016-06-14T23:41:17Z","updated_at":"2016-06-17T02:34:55Z","closed_at":"2016-06-15T00:33:19Z","body":"Hello,\r\n\r\nI'm running Mac OS X El Capitan with Nylas N1 v0.4.45 (Latest at the time of writing), and I use Gmail. Prior to updating to v0.4.45, I had v0.4.40, which didn't require me to create an account to use your client. From what I've observed, the only way to proceed is to create a Nylas Identity, which I find to be rather unnecessary and contradictory to the purpose of this project (from my perspective). I hopped on the train not too long ago for \"an **open-source mail client** built on the modern web\", not a service. Forcing me to sign up for an account doesn't feel right. I believe I and many others would appreciate a feature to opt-out, as all I want is the open-sourced developer plan, not a service. The mail client itself is wonderful, but I don't like how this is going.\r\n\r\nThank you for your time and consideration,\r\n\r\nEgoscio"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/nylas/N1/issues/comments/226666233","html_url":"https://github.com/nylas/N1/issues/2432#issuecomment-226666233","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/nylas/N1/issues/2432","id":226666233,"user":{"login":"Egoscio","id":3950951,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3950951?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/Egoscio","html_url":"https://github.com/Egoscio","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Egoscio/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Egoscio/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Egoscio/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Egoscio/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Egoscio/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Egoscio/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Egoscio/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Egoscio/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Egoscio/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2016-06-17T02:34:55Z","updated_at":"2016-06-17T02:34:55Z","body":"@grinich Monetization is a perfectly understandable move to make in a company, as you need to somehow put bread on the table. In this case, the only painful aspect of this process is having your user base spoiled with a wonderful, free technology (the latter being an assumption on my part as well as others) that is clearly labeled and marketed as \"open source\", then suddenly making a huge change which indicates other true intentions (not bad ones, just unexpected). If you, for example, put a huge \"Open Beta\" label on the website's front page, such a move is obviously expected, as it was in the case of [screenhero](https://screenhero.com/) after it exited beta stage. In addition to this, I had no idea there was a backend aspect to this until I read your reply. I thought this is purely client side, just like Apple's desktop mail app, and the pro feature being just a few perks added on thanks to a optional backend. Having the entire platform depend on a backend is a even better justification for monetization due to obvious hosting prices, but making that aspect evident is somewhat neglected in marketing (imho).\r\n\r\nTL;DR: If this project started with more emphasis on \"Open Beta Service\" (service being the backend aspect respectivly), and a little less emphasis on \"Open Source\", nobody would be complaining.\r\n\r\nI would like to thank you and your team for your great effort in \"fixing mail\". It was a fun and unfortunately short ride.\r\n\r\nBest,\r\n\r\nEgoscio\r\n\r\nPS: Creating a separate branch which bundles the engine with the actual client into one easy to install executable would be relatively easy to do. It would eliminate hosting cost as everything would run on the user's machine... but that would be a loss in profit on your side, as potential buyers would resort to that instead of purchasing your service, so nobody expects you to do it."}}
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