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Re: The open source DOCX editor submitted to HN a few weeks ago has been deleted

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Post by rolph »

dofm wrote: post #28
snowwrestler wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A vector against a standardized XML+ZIP document format?

‘’ If anything it’s DOCX itself that was the vector!

IP is not the only issue. BTW this discussion is being chilled so now an exercise in abusive DV harvesting.

Understanding DOCX Malware and Hidden Threats

https://cloudmersive.com/article/Understanding-DOCX-Malware-...

Hackers using Weaponized Office Document to Exploit Windows Search RCE

https://cybersecuritynews.com/office-document-to-exploit-win...

Re: The open source DOCX editor submitted to HN a few weeks ago has been deleted

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Post by refulgentis »

anenefan wrote: post #4

This 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. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=thisisjedr

I clicked through and browsed the comments and clicked links. It does appear the links are not working as described. Is there something you’re throwing and I’m not catching? :)

Re: The open source DOCX editor submitted to HN a few weeks ago has been deleted

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Post by ForOldHack »

conartist6 wrote: post #10
rolph wrote: post #3

it 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...?

Clearly, it was the fault of the AI, and it should be thrown in jail.

Re: The open source DOCX editor submitted to HN a few weeks ago has been deleted

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Post by nosioptar »

rjsw wrote: post #14
darkteflon wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

What is wrong with LibreOffice?

The classic UI text is too damned small. You cannot easily increase it last time I checked.

Re: The open source DOCX editor submitted to HN a few weeks ago has been deleted

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Post by anenefan »

refulgentis wrote: post #32
anenefan wrote: post #4

This 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. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=thisisjedr

I clicked through and browsed the comments and clicked links. It does appear the links are not working as described. Is there something you’re throwing and I’m not catching? :)

The relevant non functional links should be listed in the comments. The OP was complaining they were not able to include links directly. I'm not sure about [1] [2] [3] in the main post but the show hn [A] or [B] thread should afaik have not been an issue.

[A] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46947229

[B] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48228411

[1] https://docx-editor.dev/

[2] https://github.com/eigenpal/docx-js-editor

[3] https://github.com/eigenpal/docx-editor

Edit for additional show hn thread

Re: The open source DOCX editor submitted to HN a few weeks ago has been deleted

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Post by conartist6 »

ForOldHack wrote: post #34
conartist6 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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...?

Clearly, it was the fault of the AI, and it should be thrown in jail.

I think this (if it is what happened) is a perfect demonstration of the dynamics. If you use AI to do things you couldn't have done on your own, you're copying off someone else's homework and the real risk is that you don't know who you're copying from, but they probably do.

Re: The open source DOCX editor submitted to HN a few weeks ago has been deleted

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Post by sulam »

conartist6 wrote: post #10
rolph wrote: post #3

it 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...?

How do you copy code from Office? Is the source code public?

Re: The open source DOCX editor submitted to HN a few weeks ago has been deleted

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Post by gcanyon »

anenefan wrote: post #36
refulgentis wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I clicked through and browsed the comments and clicked links. It does appear the links are not working as described. Is there something you’re throwing and I’m not catching? :)

The relevant non functional links should be listed in the comments. The OP was complaining they were not able to include links directly. I'm not sure about [1] [2] [3] in the main post but the show hn [A] or [B] thread should afaik have not been an issue. [A] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46947229 [B] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48228411 [1] https://docx-editor.dev/ [2] https://github.com/eigenpal/doc…

Ah, good call, I should have included the threads, thanks! I tried several variants of the GitHub URL and the main web site and got errors until I cut it back to what I posted and rushed out of work to have dinner with my wife.

Re: The open source DOCX editor submitted to HN a few weeks ago has been deleted

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Post by gcanyon »

darkteflon wrote: post #6

Oh 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.

I’m in exactly the same boat. I’ll have to look at some of the suggestions here
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