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#1,234of 2,570 in 2022
Top 49%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
0 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 3 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.
Design: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Cool idea, reminds of Google Desktop
From 2 comments
The license mentions that all previous licenses are revoked. Is that even possible to enforce? If I had forked a prior version with a different license, couldn’t I just use that…
aspenmayer on HNWhoa… that license. Cool idea, though.
doctaj on HN
Objections
Works only with Chrome-based browsers
From 1 comment
``` Can I use this with a browser that's not Chrome-based? No. ``` Well that's disappointing. I mean, it's license is pretty restrictive, so I probably wasn't gonna get too close…
faeranne on HN
Restrictive license that revokes previous licenses
From 3 comments
``` Can I use this with a browser that's not Chrome-based? No. ``` Well that's disappointing. I mean, it's license is pretty restrictive, so I probably wasn't gonna get too close…
faeranne on HNThe license mentions that all previous licenses are revoked. Is that even possible to enforce? If I had forked a prior version with a different license, couldn’t I just use that…
aspenmayer on HNWhoa… that license. Cool idea, though.
doctaj on HN
Uses its own archive format
From 1 comment
So it's written in Javascript, has a funky license, and uses its own archive format. What else am I missing here?
thebeardisred on HN
Questions
Can the license revocation be enforced?
From 2 comments
The license mentions that all previous licenses are revoked. Is that even possible to enforce? If I had forked a prior version with a different license, couldn’t I just use that…
aspenmayer on HN(not a lawyer) It depends. Some jurisdictions give copyright holders more power than you might expect, if you used the software under the new license you might implicitly agree…
hansvm on HN
Alternatives named
Google Desktop
From 1 comment
The license mentions that all previous licenses are revoked. Is that even possible to enforce? If I had forked a prior version with a different license, couldn’t I just use that…
aspenmayer on HN