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>Its codebase is very small (about 2500 LoC currently) and could be open sourced in the next few months if the project gains enough traction and support. Why n
by forgotpwd16 6y ago
>Its codebase is very small (about 2500 LoC currently) and could be open sourced in the next few months if the project gains enough traction and support.
Why not open source it from the start?
- 1f60c 6y agoYeah, that seems like a chicken-and-egg problem to me as well.
- R0b0t1 6y agoThis isn't a particularly noteworthy project -- I know a few people who made the same thing to try out the IE webview. I'd be more impressed if the webview was introduced by not using a OS component.
- Chirael 6y agoYeah, at this point I view “install closed source software from a not-well-known source” as a very high risk choice. I was thinking of adding this to my set of tertiary browsers, until I couldn’t find the license/source. I wish them well but closed source is a no-go for me.
- lowwave 6y agoOpen source it, or else it is just a marketing stunt.
- unfunco 6y agoThey're like one of those disgraceful doctors on Facebook that will only rid a child of cancer if they reach 100k likes.
- ryanmccullagh 6y agoThere's a new term for this type of software distribution. Sponsorware. Wherein, the maintainer only open sources the project if they get enough people to pay them a monthly sponsor fee.
- mrtweetyhack 6y agoEven if opensourced, most people will just download the binary which can be fudged