msdos622Jun 17, 2023

Just an idea

https://lemmy.world/post/226159

Just an idea - Lemmy.world

Show threadandobandoJun 17, 2023
I am working on this. But I need help https://github.com/ando818/lemmy-ui-svelte
Show threadFreesoftwareenjoyerJun 17, 2023
I can't help. There is no license, so your app is proprietary. What are the goals and what needs to be implemented?
Show threadandobandoJun 17, 2023

Just added the Apache License.

Goals:

  • Better UI for lemmy with a new design (repetitive icons, hard to distinguish comments, terrible mobile UI) and fixing common issues, like freezing, spinners loading forever, etc.
  • Single codebase for web, native Android and iOS apps.
  • Svelte codebase which I believe will be far easier to develop on.
  • Rethink how communities are browsed/integrated as alluded to in this post. This is my end goal, but I need to have some discussions about this will exactly look like.

    • My current goal is to just get the site working with all/most of the existing functionality. For that there is a lot to do. Profile/settings page, comment replies, community browser/subscriptions.

    Show threadFreesoftwareenjoyerJun 17, 2023
    Thank you! Would you be open to using a Copyleft license like GPL? Or is that not possible when releasing the app to mobile stores?
    Show threadandobandoJun 17, 2023
    It seems like Jerboa uses GPLv3 as well, as does Bitwarden and some other open source apps. Its probably ok though it seems like it can run into trouble way down the line. Im going to keep the GPLv3 for now.
    Show threadFreesoftwareenjoyerJun 18, 2023
    It seems that the lemmy-js-client library you are using is licensed under AGPLv3. So I'm not sure if you are allowed to use it with your current license. You might have to make your project AGPLv3 too.
    Show threadnoisytootJun 18, 2023
    The Apache License 2.0 is compatible with the GPLv3 and AGPLv3 but not the GPLv2: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#apache2. Using an AGPLv3-licensed library in an Apache 2.0-licensed program is allowed, but you must follow the AGPLv3 when conveying it, which is incompatible with the Apple app store ToS.
    Show threadFreesoftwareenjoyer

    AGPL is a Copyleft license, so how can it be possible to use such library in an Apache licensed program? Isn't the whole idea of Copyleft to make that impossible? To make sure that nobody can take away users freedoms?

    I think what they meant on gnu.org is that you can use Apache licensed code in a GPL licensed program.

    Jun 18, 2023 at 11:12amWeb
    Show threadnoisytootJun 18, 2023
    The combination of an Apache-licensed program and AGPLv3-licensed library is covered by both licenses, meaning that both need to be followed. This does not change the license of the program itself - the library could be replaced. Somebody could take away the users' freedoms, but they would need to replace the library.
    Show threadFreesoftwareenjoyerJun 18, 2023
    https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#IfLibraryIsGPL