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they always start as open source to bait users. how long until this one also turns into BaitWare? I hope it won't since it's backed by Y Combinator and has an A

they always start as open source to bait users. how long until this one also turns into BaitWare? I hope it won't since it's backed by Y Combinator and has an Apache 2 license.

ramesh31 1y ago
>how long until this one also turns into BaitWare? >VSCode Fork. Already did. Can't wait to hear their super special very important reason why this can't exist as an extension.
- dang 1y ago
  "Don't be snarky." "Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- manmal 1y ago
  The best reason I‘ve seen mentioned by the founder in this thread, is showing/hiding panels, and the onboarding flow. Those are things you can’t do with a plugin. I personally also like Cursor‘s diff view way better than Continue‘s, and maybe that’s because a fork gives more control there.
dang 1y ago
(Edit: the parent comment was edited to add "I hope it won't since it's backed by Y Combinator and has an Apache 2 license." - that's a good redirection, and I probably wouldn't have posted a mod reply if the comment had had that originally.) (Btw if your comment already has replies, it is good to add "Edit:" or something if you're changing it in a way that will alter the context of replies.) --- "Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something." "Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith." "Don't be curmudgeonly." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
rthnbgrredf 1y ago
They first need to substantially grow the user base as we saw with OpenWebUI, only then make an Enterprise offering and switch the license from one day to another.
- tough 1y ago
  Wait open web-ui has changed license?
  - debugnik 1y ago
    Yes, they've modified the licence to require preserving their branding. I guess it's an anti-fork measure, you'd have to infringe either on their licence or on their trademark. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43901575 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43901575

they always start as open source to bait users. how long until this one also turns into BaitWare? I hope it won't since it's backed by Y Combinator and has an Apache 2 license.

ramesh31 1y ago

>how long until this one also turns into BaitWare? >VSCode Fork. Already did. Can't wait to hear their super special very important reason why this can't exist as an extension.

dang 1y ago
"Don't be snarky." "Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
manmal 1y ago
The best reason I‘ve seen mentioned by the founder in this thread, is showing/hiding panels, and the onboarding flow. Those are things you can’t do with a plugin. I personally also like Cursor‘s diff view way better than Continue‘s, and maybe that’s because a fork gives more control there.

dang 1y ago

(Edit: the parent comment was edited to add "I hope it won't since it's backed by Y Combinator and has an Apache 2 license." - that's a good redirection, and I probably wouldn't have posted a mod reply if the comment had had that originally.) (Btw if your comment already has replies, it is good to add "Edit:" or something if you're changing it in a way that will alter the context of replies.) --- "Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something." "Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith." "Don't be curmudgeonly." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

rthnbgrredf 1y ago

They first need to substantially grow the user base as we saw with OpenWebUI, only then make an Enterprise offering and switch the license from one day to another.

tough 1y ago
Wait open web-ui has changed license?
- debugnik 1y ago
  Yes, they've modified the licence to require preserving their branding. I guess it's an anti-fork measure, you'd have to infringe either on their licence or on their trademark. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43901575 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43901575