OpenSign
Web and SaaS
e-signature
SHOW HN2023
How HN took it
8 positive, 45 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 21 critical, out of 77 comments about the project. Thread score -0.12.
Idea: 3 for, 13 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Open source transparency is valued.
From 1 comment
We take pride in being open source as we are sure being open source brings a lot more transparency in the entire process. When it comes to the authenticity of a signed document,…
alexopensource on HN
Seen as a brilliant, useful project.
From 2 comments
This is absolutely brilliant, thank you for creating it.
wscourge on HNVery cool. Thanks for sharing.
xyst on HN
Objections
Doubts about legal validity and jurisdiction compliance of signatures.
From 2 comments
My understanding (possibly incorrect) is that competing with DocuSign is hard because of the need to follow obscure state and National laws (many of which are defined by case law…
yodon on HNAre there really any laws requiring special types of signatures? Because I've never had a legal doc sent to me that they weren't fine with just stamping my signature on the line…
jjeaff on HN
Calling signatures tamper-proof is overstated; tamper-resistant is more accurate.
From 2 comments
> Our solution is currently able to safely sign a document with a digital signature that will make it tamper-proof Who holds the secret key that actually signs the document? If…
petertodd on HNThat's a reasonable, and pragmatic, way to implement this. But I'd still call it "tamper-resistant". One reason why is in situations where senders or recipients have modified…
petertodd on HN
Trusted third party model is missing compared to DocuSign.
From 2 comments
This is naïve. DocuSign's main sell from a commercial perspective is it separates the parties into the signer, the signee and the authority. If the authority is the signee or the…
baz00 on HNI suppose there is a need of a trusted 3rd entity that runs the service. Otherwise anybody could run the service and pretend that anybody else signed any documents they want at…
ChrisCinelli on HN
Concern that paid features will appear later and self-hosted version may become proprietary.
From 2 comments
And soon after suddenly the Pricing page appears, after 3 months of disappointment convenient features turn paying ones. In some more years it is just as expensive as Docusign.…
szundi on HNYour CONTRIBUTING.md file says "By contributing, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under its MIT License." Since OpenSign is AGPLv3, why don't you allow…
josephcsible on HN
Requests
Self-hosting documentation without AWS S3 dependency.
From 3 comments
> You will need to create an AWS S3 bucket or digital ocean space in order to store your uploaded documents The org I work for would love to self-host on-premise a digital…
johnchristopher on HNAs others pointed out, update documentation for self-host setup without the need of AWS. Since the project is open-source, update the documentation with local setup,…
lokesh1729 on HNI went to the installation instructions: https://github.com/OpenSignLabs/OpenSign/blob/main/INSTALLATION.md And it says you can auto-deploy to DigitalOcean (neat) and to a local…
icelancer on HN
Support for more storage providers including self-hosting.
From 1 comment
We will be supporting more storage providers including self hosting soon.
alexopensource on HN
Ability to edit or re-create contacts before signing.
From 1 comment
I think it needs a way to review the contacts (other than the request signatures form), and to edit them (in case I put the wrong e-mail originally), or at least delete and…
tz18 on HN
Timestamping via OpenTimestamps.
From 1 comment
> For comprehensive guidelines on how to use OpenSign, please consult our User Manual. FYI, USAGE.md seems to be missing. Also, a suggestion: while I agree with other posters…
petertodd on HN
Questions
How is this different from Documenso, DocuSeal or opensignapp?
From 4 comments
Is this different from https://opensignapp.com/ ?
tz18 on HNHow is this different from docuseal.co?
exhil on HNhow is this different to Documenso.com? that looks more advanced
Peer_Rich on HNI heard of this a while ago too - https://github.com/documenso/documenso
coldtrait on HN
Who holds the signing key and how is tampering prevented?
From 2 comments
> Our solution is currently able to safely sign a document with a digital signature that will make it tamper-proof Who holds the secret key that actually signs the document? If…
petertodd on HNDoesn't contemporary PDF (for example) have something like a built in interpreter? How do you stop someone from, say, making a document that changes the wording after a certain…
upofadown on HN
Is the AGPL license compatible with plugins calling the hosted API?
From 1 comment
This looks great. If there’s anyone familiar with this or from the product team would sincerely appreciate any insights on this scenario. Looking at the AGPL license, where would…
j45 on HN
Alternatives named
DocuSign
From 1 comment
DocuSign itself just refers you to your own counsel for legal advice, but does publish and update a handy multi-country legal reference. For the US one, at least, they give…
wrs on HN
Documenso
From 2 comments
I heard of this a while ago too - https://github.com/documenso/documenso
coldtrait on HNhow is this different to Documenso.com? that looks more advanced
Peer_Rich on HN
DocuSeal
From 1 comment
How is this different from docuseal.co?
exhil on HN
RocketChat-style open source projects and rabbitsign
From 1 comment
Ive been using rabbitsign since 2021 to get signatures on legal docs for work. Covid made this acceptable. https://www.rabbitsign.com/
blurr123 on HN