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So is this HN because they had "OpenSource" in the name, or is there another secret that differentiates this from the other recipe sites?
by kingkawn 17y ago
So is this HN because they had "OpenSource" in the name, or is there another secret that differentiates this from the other recipe sites?
- conanite 17y agoIt's the Pirate Bay for food.
- andreyf 17y agoIt publishes the recipes under an open source (well, CC) license ... :-P
- jonknee 17y agoRecipes can't be copyrighted, so this isn't exactly a stunning revelation. http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl122.html http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl122.html
- ctbarna 17y agothe ingredients list of recipes cannot be copyrighted but "when a recipe or formula is accompanied by substantial literary expression in the form of an explanation or directions... there may be a basis for copyright protection."
- nocman 17y agoNo, I think it at least seemed appropriate to whoever submitted it because of the interest in recipes that was expressed in this thread: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=726544 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=726544 Now, I haven't searched the site, so I don't know how many cheap/easy/tastes-good recipes they have there (which are the kind the folks on HN seem to be most interested in). But based on the interest expressed in the aforementioned thread, I think there is a decent argument for it being appropriate for HN.