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by alexopensource 2y ago
Hey Hacker News, I’m a co-founder of OpenSign, an open-source alternative to DocuSign. Recently, something concerning happened in our project that I believe the community should know about. Someone has forked OpenSign and is attempting to s
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by alexopensource 3y ago
Here’s a quick rundown of the new features we’ve added: 1. Template-Based Document Creation: Streamline your workflow with the ability to create and share documents using pre-saved templates. 2. Enhanced Signature Customization: Now include
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by alexopensource 3y ago
Absolutely. The potential sale of DocuSign could indeed be a pivotal moment for its current customers & OpenSign™. This uncertainty might be a perfect opportunity for users to explore alternatives like OpenSign™. OpenSign™ offers a robu
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by alexopensource 3y ago
Not sure what you are trying to say. The product had been in development for a long time - around 6-7 months. How do you think the news of DocuSign exploring a sale will impact us?
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OpenSign: The Open Source Challenger to DocuSign(docs.kanaries.net)
4 points by alexopensource 3y ago|4 comments
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by alexopensource 3y ago
Dear hacker news community, We would love to get your feedback on what is that one thing that you would like to change/improve in your current document signing solution?
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by alexopensource 3y ago
We have recently released v1.0.6-beta version of OpenSign, the leading open source document signing solution, marking a significant step forward in the development journey. This release encapsulates numerous bug fixes and feature enhancemen
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by alexopensource 3y ago
Can you please clarify or provide more context regarding your question?
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by alexopensource 3y ago
What UI looks ugly to you? The website or the app itself or the github readme linked above? We would appreciate any precise feedback.
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by alexopensource 3y ago
Hopefully people will say “OpenSigned” one day and it will have the same impact.
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by alexopensource 3y ago
We will be supporting more storage providers including self hosting soon.
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by alexopensource 3y ago
You are right. But there are many Individuals/companies who cannot benefit from DocuSign's trust because of the price tag. We want to provide them the free/ open source option and during the process build a brand that is equa
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by alexopensource 3y ago
True. Even if one party from the signers dont trust e-sign, it wont work. But the number of people thinking an E-signature is good is only increasing day by day.
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by alexopensource 3y ago
I agree. This is the result of being surrounded by developers all day long lol. Will try to focus more on the business problem.
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by alexopensource 3y ago
In the hosted version, we sign the document on behalf of the user using our own private key. Our roadmap also has the feature to bring your own cert(not relevant here). As soon as a user signs a document, a copy of the signed document is in
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by alexopensource 3y ago
Great insights. The hosted version functions in a more or less same way as DocuSign with an added advantage of knowing what the code is doing under the hood. We dont intend to provide root/admin privileges as its going to be a multi-te
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by alexopensource 3y ago
You are right, that is precisely the route we will also have to take for certain regions. For example in India, there are only 3 entities that are authorized by the government to enable Aadhaar based e-signature. We will have to integrate w
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by alexopensource 3y ago
They began when Digital signatures were not understood well even by legal professionals. Somewhere fear might have came in picture. Today, its easier to digest the fact that digital signatures are just cryptographic functions that guarantee
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by alexopensource 3y ago
The self hosted version will always be free :)
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by alexopensource 3y ago
That is a great input, we need to put efforts into ensuring that we are seen as a long term player, in-fact we envision to be one, assuming some contracts might be really long term. I hope a day comes when you trust us enough :)
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by alexopensource 3y ago
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, the cryptographic proofs generated by our solution and digital
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by alexopensource 3y ago
Saved the info in my notes. Will discuss it with our counsel in the next meeting. Thanks :)
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by alexopensource 3y ago
Our understanding is that DocuSign does not have any legal authority, they prove the chain of custody/modifications using digital traces which our solution can also do, arguably in a more open way.
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by alexopensource 3y ago
Its really important to preserve the integrity of the document during the signing process because of which modifications other than annotations are currently not allowed. We are building this to support an open architecture(micro frontend b
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by alexopensource 3y ago
Thanks for the suggestion. We will definitely consider this. We have just released v1 48hrs before. We are working hard to put together a usage guide with docusaurus. You will see huge updates to documentation soon.
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by alexopensource 3y ago
We are working on all these features, even an optional webcam capture during signing. This is just the beginning. Even with current features we are arguably the most complete solution in this space in open-source world.
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by alexopensource 3y ago
We also generate a completion certificate that has the time & ip addresses of everyone who accessed and modified a doc during the entire signing process, plus we are open source which means more transparent. We plan to publish a lot of
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by alexopensource 3y ago
It depends on jurisdiction you are located in and the level of legal safety and acceptance you need. Our solution is already able to digitally sign the document which kind of makes it tamper proof and electronically sign(draw annotations) w
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by alexopensource 3y ago
Thanks for asking the right question. We are taking legal help to be compliant with various jurisdictions. Our solution is currently able to safely sign a document with a digital signature that will make it tamper-proof and show a geen tick
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Show HN: OpenSign – Open source alternative to DocuSign(github.com)
545 points by alexopensource 3y ago|160 comments

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