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Re: Show HN: Can’t afford Bloomberg Terminal? No prob, I built the next best thing

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Post by throwaway122378 » Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 3:21 AM UTC

sexy_year wrote: post #2

If you like stocks and are careful with the way you spend your money, you know how much time goes into buying shares of a stock. It’s tedious and I don’t have 24k for a Bloomberg terminal. Which led me to the idea during xmas break to spend the time creating my own terminal. I introduce you to “Gamestonk Terminal” (probably should’ve sent 1 tweet everyday to Elon Musk for copyrights permission eheh). In summary, the…

Anyway to see the UI for people who don’t know anything about code but looking for a investment alternative

Re: Show HN: Can’t afford Bloomberg Terminal? No prob, I built the next best thing

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Post by breck » Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 3:24 AM UTC

I love it.

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Re: Show HN: Can’t afford Bloomberg Terminal? No prob, I built the next best thing

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Post by maximente » Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 3:28 AM UTC

this is nice - it looks like it's linked against at least one GPL lib (fuzzywuzzy) though, so the MIT license almost certainly isn't allowed. looks like there's only one usage though, the other is an unused import, so may be easy to change

Re: Show HN: Can’t afford Bloomberg Terminal? No prob, I built the next best thing

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Post by moonchild » Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 3:31 AM UTC

maximente wrote: post #13

this is nice - it looks like it's linked against at least one GPL lib (fuzzywuzzy) though, so the MIT license almost certainly isn't allowed. looks like there's only one usage though, the other is an unused import, so may be easy to change

The MIT license is ‘allowed’. The code in itself is MIT licensed. It's just that, when compiled and linked against fuzzywuzzy, the aggregate work that results must be GPLed.

Re: Show HN: Can’t afford Bloomberg Terminal? No prob, I built the next best thing

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Post by ibic » Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 3:32 AM UTC

breck wrote: post #12

I love it. --------------- -- | - -/ \ | \- / \ / -\ | \- / \ -/ \ | \- | \ / ---- ------------ -\ / | /-- / | \ \ ---/ | / - | | | /--- - - | / / \ -\ | /- | | | --- -/ | \ | | | \ \ \ /- | | | -/ \ \ / --- -\ | /- | -/ | \ |-/| \ | /- | \ / \ /- \ | | | -\ /- \ \ |-\ / - - \ | -\ / - | -\ | - /

Wow, there is this ascii art now. I like the stonk.

Re: Show HN: Can’t afford Bloomberg Terminal? No prob, I built the next best thing

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Post by addajones » Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 3:32 AM UTC

sexy_year wrote: post #2

If you like stocks and are careful with the way you spend your money, you know how much time goes into buying shares of a stock. It’s tedious and I don’t have 24k for a Bloomberg terminal. Which led me to the idea during xmas break to spend the time creating my own terminal. I introduce you to “Gamestonk Terminal” (probably should’ve sent 1 tweet everyday to Elon Musk for copyrights permission eheh). In summary, the…

You are a blessing. I thank you to the moon and back. Will definitely check this out and definitely supporting you for your incredible work.

Re: Show HN: Can’t afford Bloomberg Terminal? No prob, I built the next best thing

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Post by nwsm » Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 3:35 AM UTC

The disclaimer is a quote from DFV, DeepFuckingValue, from /r/wallstreetbets

Re: Show HN: Can’t afford Bloomberg Terminal? No prob, I built the next best thing

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Post by peterwoerner » Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 3:35 AM UTC

DLA wrote: post #3

I am giddy with excitement over this project! Thank you sexy_year for making this. Got any screen shots posted?

I am making a comment just so I will see the project later. Swamped at work but in a week when I have some free time... I feel like a kid waiting on Christmas with presents under the tree.

Re: Show HN: Can’t afford Bloomberg Terminal? No prob, I built the next best thing

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Post by maximente » Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 3:37 AM UTC

moonchild wrote: post #14

maximente wrote: post #13

this is nice - it looks like it's linked against at least one GPL lib (fuzzywuzzy) though, so the MIT license almost certainly isn't allowed. looks like there's only one usage though, the other is an unused import, so may be easy to change

The MIT license is ‘allowed’. The code in itself is MIT licensed. It's just that, when compiled and linked against fuzzywuzzy, the aggregate work that results must be GPLed.

interesting: given that it may at any time hit that line of GPL'd code, your claim is that the rest of the code can be MIT licensed? i am not a lawyer but that sure seems like a borderline case at best.

Re: Show HN: Can’t afford Bloomberg Terminal? No prob, I built the next best thing

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Post by gzer0 » Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 3:40 AM UTC

peterwoerner wrote: post #18

DLA wrote: post #3

I am giddy with excitement over this project! Thank you sexy_year for making this. Got any screen shots posted?

I am making a comment just so I will see the project later. Swamped at work but in a week when I have some free time... I feel like a kid waiting on Christmas with presents under the tree.

likewise, profiled.