Xiki: The Command Revolution
A project in San Francisco, CA by Craig Muth000days
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Xiki brings the power of shell commands to everyone, and gives advanced shell users insane flexibility.
Backers: 2490
Average Pledge Per Backer: $34
Funded: $84,165 of $80,000
Dates: Jun 9th -> Jul 20th (41 days)
Project By: Craig Muth
Backers: 2490
Average Pledge Per Backer: $34
Funded: $84,165 of $80,000
Dates: Jun 9th -> Jul 20th (41 days)
Project By: Craig Muth
$84,165
current pledge level
Last Updated: July 20 @ 12:30 -0400 GMT
105%
of goal
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Latest News
Compiling sudo and nano, XikiHub with Craig Muth
October 12th - via: macobserver.com
Jeff Butts interviews Craig Muth, the developer behind Xiki and the new XikiHub campaign. (Read More)
Things I can do for a person/company who backs at $10k 
July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
There's a great opportunity for an individual or company to step in and be hailed the savior of Xiki! If you (or your company) are a supporter of open source and you can contribute $10k, I'll do the following things to make you the hero of the open... (Read More)
Video of my gf and I "modelling" the Xiki t-shirts :)
July 17th - via: kickstarter.com
2 days left, and we're getting a bit silly. You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00 I'm going to sleep for a week after this thing ends! :) http://kck.st/1o5NLkb --Craig (Read More)
TheChangeLog podcast, PubNub command and Anonymous Donor
July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
3 days left in the campaign - and thinks are looking awesome! (We're still at only 72% but we can do it!) The latest episode of The Changelog podcast is me being interviewed about Xiki - check it out!: http://thechangelog.com/126/ Here's a "pubnub"... (Read More)
New $100 "I saved Xiki" reward (4 days left!)
July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
4 days left. There's a long way to go but we can make this work! You can choose one of these 3 shirts for the "I saved xiki" reward (plus you get a T-Shirt). They say "i backed xiki" below the logo. And your name will appear in a list included in the... (Read More)
Companies supporting Xiki - PubNub, Twilio, and Hired.com!
July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Companies supporting Xiki! Thanks so much for helping me reach out to get companies excited about backing the Xiki Kickstarter. It's paying off! PubNub has backed Xiki, and a pubnub command will be part of the next Xiki release! Twilio was one of... (Read More)
Send text messages with Twilio!
July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Here's a demo of sending text messages from the command line, using the new Xiki "twilio" command. It's pretty slick - check it out! You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00 Supporting Xiki is a great way for... (Read More)
Let's get Heroku to back Xiki!
July 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Help me get Heroku to back the Xiki Kickstarter! Tweet to @heroku! Email them! With just a few days left, it's time to emphasize the opportunity for companies to sponsor Xiki and get huge cred with the dev community, and their logo on xiki.org and... (Read More)
Please get 3 of your frends to contribute just $1!
July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Please get 3 of your friends to contribute just $1! In response to Dennis' suggestion, I've added a $1 "Spread the word!" pledge category. If each of us can get 3 friends to give $1 to the Xiki cause, it would go a long way toward getting the word... (Read More)
Xiki everywhere in the tech press! TechCrunch, Reddit, and Hacker News, oh my!
July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Today is a huge day for the Xiki campaign! Xiki is all over the tech press - one the home page of TechCrunch, with a great writeup, and was #1 on Reddit and Hacker News! The TechCrunch article says "let’s sit back and bask in the glory of Xiki"... (Read More)
Introducing Xikishell, and xsh.org!
July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Introducing the new "xikishell" feature of Xiki (and launching a website to highlight it): http://xsh.org After tons of feedback where people say they're amazid by Xiki but are confused by how to get started using it... Now you can just type a... (Read More)
Linux.com calls Xiki "the Next Big Thing in FOSS" in an article posted today!
June 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Xiki got some amazing coverage on Linux.com today! http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/778419-meet-xiki-the-revolutionary-command-shell-for-linux-and-mac-os-x She calls Xiki "the Next Big Thing in FOSS", "a giant leap forward," and "revolutionary,"... (Read More)
New video focusing on shell commands
June 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all! I posted a new video on the page emphasizing how Xiki compares with the traditional way of running shell commands. I got a lot of feedback saying the first video wasn't specific enough. Would love to hear your comments about how you... (Read More)
Big first day! Ideas for improvement.
June 10th - via: kickstarter.com
The Xiki campaign had a really solid first day - $10,000. Thanks so much for everyone's support - it's been amazing! I'm going to make another video showing how Xiki is better than shell consoles. I got some feedback from people saying there's... (Read More)
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