The github repo under eigenpal is gone. The web site at docx-editor is 503. No idea what's going on.
The open source DOCX editor submitted to HN a few weeks ago has been deleted
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#2I can't include the links because HN filters dead links.
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#3it is forseeable that MS would be very interested in taking a security stance vs a very possible vector.
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#4This link should be enough to work out the relevant links. [1]
I would guess that they have lost access to a resource lately ... I've read there's a lot of that going around atm.
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#6Oh man, that’s disappointing. We implemented this in a test environment and have been hammering on it. Would love to know what’s going on as it solves a real pain point for us.
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#7I can't include the links because HN filters dead links.
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#8Oh man, that’s disappointing. We implemented this in a test environment and have been hammering on it. Would love to know what’s going on as it solves a real pain point for us.
There's plenty of open-source docx editors though? What makes eigenpal's editor so special?
Re: The open source DOCX editor submitted to HN a few weeks ago has been deleted
#9Oh man, that’s disappointing. We implemented this in a test environment and have been hammering on it. Would love to know what’s going on as it solves a real pain point for us.
There's plenty of open-source docx editors though? What makes eigenpal's editor so special?
Could you recommend your picks in the space?
Edit (since I can’t seem to reply directly) - to the commenter suggesting LibreOffice below: quite different things. This was a library for implementing reasonably high fidelity docx viewing / editing in the browser.
Re: The open source DOCX editor submitted to HN a few weeks ago has been deleted
#10it is forseeable that MS would be very interested in taking a security stance vs a very possible vector.
I was going to guess that they accused the author of copying code from Office. Was AI used in the project? Perhaps a model regurgitated copyrighted code leading to a sternly worded notice from legal...?