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Re: Show HN: Watermelon – copilot for code review

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Post by Ciantic »

baristaGeek wrote: post #30
kingkongjaffa wrote: post #16

Calling it a “copilot” when there’s clearly another product in this space, seems a little, provocative. Its kind of ballsy to host it on github :p

There's absolutely nothing "ballsy" about describing our product as a "copilot" as a lot of other people are doing, or about choosing to host it on GitHub – the go-to platform for open source repositories. Our product distinctly differs from GitHub Copilot X, and we're confident in our approach.

What is ballsy and what isn't is debatable. I would agree it is ballsy because Microsoft is using "Copilot" on now most of its AI products, just today:

- Bing Chat is now Microsoft Copilot [1]

- Microsoft Copilot Studio lets anyone build custom AI copilots [2]

[1]: https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/15/23960517/microsoft-copil...

[2]: https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/15/23960417/microsoft-copil...

Re: Show HN: Watermelon – copilot for code review

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Post by zelphirkalt »

kleiba wrote: post #37
baristaGeek wrote: post #3

Hello, the other Esteban (CEO) here. I'll also be available to answer any questions from the community and to receive your feedback.

Perhaps the watermelon is not the best choice of symbol, given the current situation in the middle east?

Has a watermelon a special meaning there? Can you elaborate?

Re: Show HN: Watermelon – copilot for code review

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Post by dubcanada »

zelphirkalt wrote: post #43
kleiba wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Perhaps the watermelon is not the best choice of symbol, given the current situation in the middle east?

Has a watermelon a special meaning there? Can you elaborate?

https://time.com/6326312/watermelon-palestinian-symbol-solid... appears to have the answer.

But I will say I completely disagree, nobody owns a symbol and I don't think it's acceptable to allocate emojis to specific events.

Re: Show HN: Watermelon – copilot for code review

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Post by kleiba »

dubcanada wrote: post #44
zelphirkalt wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Has a watermelon a special meaning there? Can you elaborate?

https://time.com/6326312/watermelon-palestinian-symbol-solid... appears to have the answer. But I will say I completely disagree, nobody owns a symbol and I don't think it's acceptable to allocate emojis to specific events.

Disagree with what?

Re: Show HN: Watermelon – copilot for code review

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Post by kleiba »

baristaGeek wrote: post #40
kleiba wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Perhaps the watermelon is not the best choice of symbol, given the current situation in the middle east?

It's important to note that our choice of the watermelon symbol was made two years ago, with no intention of causing discomfort or insensitivity to any situation. We apologize if it has inadvertently caused any unease.

Yes, of course I didn't mean to suggest that you chose a specific symbol to make a political statement or anything like that. My thinking was more that if you were to suffer negative implications as a result of that choice, that would be a rather unfortunate outcome for you and your project.

I think it's quite clear that you chose the watermelon long before the current events started unfolding.

Re: Show HN: Watermelon – copilot for code review

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Post by JohnFen »

mike_d wrote: post #47
baristaGeek wrote: post #3

Hello, the other Esteban (CEO) here. I'll also be available to answer any questions from the community and to receive your feedback.

Can you help me understand how it is open source? Or is the post title just in need of an update?

It appears to be a front end to OpenAI, so I don't think it can really be considered "open source", can it?

Re: Show HN: Watermelon – copilot for code review

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Post by dubcanada »

kleiba wrote: post #45
dubcanada wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://time.com/6326312/watermelon-palestinian-symbol-solid... appears to have the answer. But I will say I completely disagree, nobody owns a symbol and I don't think it's acceptable to allocate emojis to specific events.

Disagree with what?

I made my point in my comment, things are not just one meaning. Emojis do not just have one meaning. Words do not have one meaning (most of the time). Nobody would equate a watermelon for open source copilot for code analysis as being anti-Palestine or pro-Palestine or anti-Israel or pro-Israel. I don't understand why it was even brought up.
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