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0 pointssangeeth968mo ago0 comments

That shouldn't matter. They might even have a Linux version in the works, given they are doing Windows now. They are within their rights to ask you to get rid of it. You also seem to be using their brand assets like the logo. I get your intention and love what you were able to accomplish but if you intend for this to grow, you are better off doing this now.

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bigyabai8mo ago

> They are within their rights to ask you to get rid of it.

Only the logo and name. The functionality side should be perfectly fine, there are oodles of precedent for reversing a workable program from someone's commercial API: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_LLC_v._Oracle_America,_....

heavyset_go8mo ago

True, but a cease & desist will likely include the demand that they cease all operations, and they might be willing to fight that in court, possibly seek damages, etc however likely or unlikely it is that it would hold up. They can pay for a few hours of a lawyer's time to intimidate the OP.

sangeeth96OP8mo ago

But prolly can still go after if you resemble it closely enough in terms of looks? I get the API point though, thanks.

kstrauser8mo ago

Eh, probably not. There are any number of things that look like it. The appearance is the natural outcome of its functionality.

benatkin8mo ago

It should matter that it's a non-commercial hobby project. It's nice to see the light pushback.

rjzzleep8mo ago

They use react-native, no? One of the main issues is that all react-native implementations are half baked and dead.

jamil78mo ago

The launcher UI is AppKit while the extension APIs allow third-party developers to write them in TS and a React subset. They have a custom renderer for React that turns that into AppKit primatives. So similar in concept but custom and specific to their usecase.

ByteAtATime8mo ago

That makes sense -- I'll go figure something out, thanks for the explanation!

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