Now, that is something really cool, pity we didn't had something like that on BBS days.
I could have sworn I was using a tool called AcidDraw 30 years ago to design ascii bbbs login screens for use on Renegade systems.
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#142This at least 10th post of Monodraw on hn https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8433417 - oct 09 2014 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9545252 - may 14 2015 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27832910 - july 14 2021 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32134469 - july 18 2022 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39651796 - march 9 2024 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45037904 - 1 year ago and the some all o…
It's also allowed. This is my first exposure to it, despite being a regular. Looks like a cool app.
My point being that it is a very neat way to now-and-then onboard some new users. Wonder if those submitting thew 'news' are in any way affiliated, or perhaps - from the team.
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#143Earlier quoted context omitted.
Maybe just semantics? I think "license" is more technically correct. Even in the best consumer case, you are only "buying" a perpetual right to use a software product. Optionally, you might also get updates. In the US, the First-Sale Doctrine won't apply to software (unlike tangible books and records) so you probably do not have the right to sell your copy of this software to another person. Since that's not true own…
Personal pet peeve, but the word people use really should be "lease." Copyright and patent rights are licensed (e.g. getting a license from Disney to manufacture Star Wars toys). The particular copy of the software you have is either sold or leased to you. If you buy a physical book, you are just being sold a copy. The book itself doesn't function as an ad hoc, theoretical license or anything. Not sure how first sale…
A lease implies a limited term though, doesn't it?
A perpetual, irrevocable, lease could be a thing.
Re: Monodraw
#144My favorite diagramming tool hands-down! It’s the only one that’s ever “clicked” for me, I use it all the time.
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#145Developer of the app here, happy to answer any questions.
Best app on mac hands down.
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#146Good occasion to mention a super nice ASCII/UTF drawing library for Emacs: https://github.com/tbanel/uniline
Emacs has an artist-mode, you know.
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#148Earlier quoted context omitted.
Personal pet peeve, but the word people use really should be "lease." Copyright and patent rights are licensed (e.g. getting a license from Disney to manufacture Star Wars toys). The particular copy of the software you have is either sold or leased to you. If you buy a physical book, you are just being sold a copy. The book itself doesn't function as an ad hoc, theoretical license or anything. Not sure how first sale…
A lease implies a limited term though, doesn't it? A perpetual, irrevocable, lease could be a thing.
A perpetual, irrevocable "lease" is just be a "sale". You are just selling a copy at that point.
Subscription-based/SAAS software is leased.
I know it's pedantic, but to me the key thing is that it is the rights themselves that are "licensed." Not specific copies. The license covers what ways you are and are not allowed to make more copies (that aren't just your personal copy). So e.g. Open Source/Free Software/Closed Source libraries can be "licensed" and copies of them can be modified and included in work you create according to the license.
Re: Monodraw
#149Reminiscent of TheDraw (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheDraw), a tool I used "back in the day" to create BBS artwork.
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#150Good occasion to mention a super nice ASCII/UTF drawing library for Emacs: https://github.com/tbanel/uniline
Emacs has an artist-mode , you know.
I know! But this is way different since it aligns everything properly and can be used in tandem with artist mode, you should try it out!