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It probably also means it will be built-in to Andriod next and then probably Windows itself. That could negatively impact Flux the product, which sucks for him
by bhouston 11y ago
It probably also means it will be built-in to Andriod next and then probably Windows itself. That could negatively impact Flux the product, which sucks for him.
- nicksergeant 11y agoF.lux is free software and they've said outright that as devices / systems implement color shifting as built-in systems, they've accomplished their goal.
- jonknee 11y agoWell, on the other hand, their website says this: > f.lux is patent pending. Do you make a cell phone, display, lighting system, or other cool sleep tech, and want to talk about collaboration? Email us: support@justgetflux.com https://justgetflux.com/ https://justgetflux.com/
- comex 11y agoIt's quite possible that Apple has already obtained a license from them.
- jonknee 11y agoThat's not Apple's MO, but anything is possible.
- schappim 11y agoSure it is. They licenced Microsoft's Exchange protocols.
- jonknee 11y agoLicensing from a fellow giant who will absolutely take you to court if you don't and repurposing the ideas of small indie developers are entirely different things.
- gyc 11y agoI could be wrong, but I don't think Apple has a history of violating patents from practicing small software developers. Seems like they're pretty much only sued by patent trolls.
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- cowsandmilk 11y agoApple regularly licenses patents when it agrees they are valid. That doesn't make the news. Sometimes they disagree and that makes the news.
- comex 11y agoNot only does it not make the news, it's often confidential.
- madeofpalk 11y agoWhy not? They 'license' plenty of things without using their brand name publically, like Gorilla Glass
- ywecur 11y agoIf they are truly doing this for the benefit of the community then why isn't f.lux open source?
- berberous 11y agoYes, but it's much better that this stuff is built in natively to the OS. F.lux and equivalents I have used on Android often are gltichy given that they interact with the video system.
- Analemma_ 11y agoIt's not just Android: on both Windows and Linux, F.lux seems to interact badly with certain Intel video chipsets, and often just turns on and off continuously until I reboot the system. It's great software, but having it native to the OS would be even better. I hope the other vendors follow Apple's lead here.
- sandGorgon 11y agoCyanogenmod has had it for a while now.
- kevinSuttle 11y agoHoping OSX is next.
- taylorwc 11y agoYou can install f.lux for OSX and it works very well. Though I am sure the new Apple functionality will make its way to OSX too.
- duskwuff 11y agoThere's some annoying glitches in the Mac OS implementation. In particular, the profile gets reset to normal for a second or two when certain applications (particularly OpenGL games) start up or exit, and when the screensaver is unlocked.
- chipotle_coyote 11y agoWhile that's true, f.lux handles edge cases in important ways -- letting you disable it for certain apps or time periods, as well as "movie mode." As much as I'd like to see this feature be built into the OS, Apple tends to simplify away a lot of fiddly preferences by choosing what they hope are sensible defaults, and as much as I appreciate that in theory, in practice this might be one of those areas where fiddly preferences are superior.
- striking 11y agoThat may be because creating an OpenGL context on Mac OS would reset the Color LookUp table, which f.lux would then have to refresh. Annoying, but possibly not f.lux's fault.
- kevinSuttle 11y agoYep. It's one of the first things I install on a new machine, via Homebrew Cask.
- r00fus 11y agoHopefully then, OSX as well. I probably spend as much time (sadly) on my macbook as I do in front of my iPhone at night. F.lux is a lifesaver, but I'd prefer it builtin to the OS.
- MBCook 11y agoSeems likely. They share lots of code and when one gets a feature the other tends to get it within a release or two if it makes any sense.