NVD3 is back

#1

Post by maxaf » Tue, Nov 20, 2012, 12:28 AM UTC

Please see Novus' official statement on nvd3 with an explanation, apology, and commitment to its permanent status as an open-source project. We know this was a shock and a major inconveniece, but we want to regain the community's trust and involvement. Please see the full statement at:

http://nvd3.org/statement.html

NVD3 is back
nvd3.org

Re: NVD3 is back

#2

Post by nthitz » Tue, Nov 20, 2012, 12:49 AM UTC

Good to see a (hopefully) happy ending to this story. Good on you Novus for doing the right thing!

Re: NVD3 is back

#3

Post by mrchess » Tue, Nov 20, 2012, 12:59 AM UTC

nthitz wrote: post #2

Good to see a (hopefully) happy ending to this story. Good on you Novus for doing the right thing!

I wonder what happened to Bob. He isn't even a contributor.

Re: NVD3 is back

#4

Post by pygy_ » Tue, Nov 20, 2012, 1:10 AM UTC

mrchess wrote: post #3

nthitz wrote: post #2

Good to see a (hopefully) happy ending to this story. Good on you Novus for doing the right thing!

I wonder what happened to Bob. He isn't even a contributor.

The README has been updated to point at the announcement, and it still says:

nvd3 - v0.0.1

A reusable chart library for d3.JS by Bob Monteverde of Novus Partners.

He's still listed as a member of Novus at GitHub...

Re: NVD3 is back

#5

Post by misiti3780 » Tue, Nov 20, 2012, 1:42 AM UTC

Great:

A couple of that examples dont work though:

http://nvd3.org/ghpages/stackedArea.html

http://nvd3.org/ghpages/multiBarHorizontal.html

etc.

Re: NVD3 is back

#6

Post by billyjobob » Tue, Nov 20, 2012, 3:16 AM UTC

It says that they regret attempting to revoke the GPL (which goes with out saying, since they got huge negative publicity) but it doesn't seem to acknowledge that revoking the GPL is not possible. Therefore there is nothing to stop them trying this again if they ever think no one is watching. I wouldn't rely on this software for anything mission critical.

Re: NVD3 is back

#7

Post by maxaf » Tue, Nov 20, 2012, 3:28 AM UTC

misiti3780 wrote: post #5

Great: A couple of that examples dont work though: http://nvd3.org/ghpages/stackedArea.html http://nvd3.org/ghpages/multiBarHorizontal.html etc.

We've experienced a (seemingly unrelated) GitHub Pages snafu that ended up borking the original nvd3.com. What you see on nvd3.org now is a cheap knockoff that will be fixed.

Re: NVD3 is back

#8

Post by maxaf » Tue, Nov 20, 2012, 3:28 AM UTC

mrchess wrote: post #3

nthitz wrote: post #2

Good to see a (hopefully) happy ending to this story. Good on you Novus for doing the right thing!

I wonder what happened to Bob. He isn't even a contributor.

Nothing whatsoever. All is as before.

Re: NVD3 is back

#9

Post by maxaf » Tue, Nov 20, 2012, 3:30 AM UTC

billyjobob wrote: post #6

It says that they regret attempting to revoke the GPL (which goes with out saying, since they got huge negative publicity) but it doesn't seem to acknowledge that revoking the GPL is not possible. Therefore there is nothing to stop them trying this again if they ever think no one is watching. I wouldn't rely on this software for anything mission critical.

We'll work on regaining the community's trust. In the meantime, I assure you that all relevant lessons have been learned.

Re: NVD3 is back

#10

Post by jordanthoms » Tue, Nov 20, 2012, 3:31 AM UTC

billyjobob wrote: post #6

It says that they regret attempting to revoke the GPL (which goes with out saying, since they got huge negative publicity) but it doesn't seem to acknowledge that revoking the GPL is not possible. Therefore there is nothing to stop them trying this again if they ever think no one is watching. I wouldn't rely on this software for anything mission critical.

There were interesting legal questions before to do with how an unauthorized release affects things - but this clearly an official release so that doesn't apply. If the GPL licence is valid, it clearly cannot be revoked.