Is cloning Google Reader really that hard? I use QuiteRSS but this article and comments has me thinking an RSS aggregator in PHP and using SQLite that could be installed (git cloned?) to any hosting provider would be an awesome project.
TheOldReader appears to be a semi-free SaaS; I was referring to something that's an open source product that could be installed on any commodity hosting provider -- git clone {path_to_repo_on_github} -- with the database/state of the app being just a SQLite database which can be backed up or moved at will. That's not at all what TheOldReader appears to be.
A native application like QuiteRSS, completely self contained, just works, fast, low attack surfaces, etc is infinitely better than any web based monster.
Maybe I should write it. :-)