The original source (matching the latest published NPM version) is still at https://github.com/mhurhangee/patrick/tree/main/packages and Apache-2.0, so I imagine that someone who'd like a copy can pick it up from there.
The open source DOCX editor submitted to HN a few weeks ago has been deleted
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Re: The open source DOCX editor submitted to HN a few weeks ago has been deleted
#42Earlier 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...?
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
#43the top comment on the show hn would seem quite apt if so https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46971202
Re: The open source DOCX editor submitted to HN a few weeks ago has been deleted
#44Earlier 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...?
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
#45Also not affiliated but my open-source tinycld uses docx as the backend storage for its text package. Supports _most_ of the features (including comments and suggestions) but is still very young. It has a golang backend that reads/writes docx and translates to YJS that the editor reads for multi-user access. Has web/iOS/Android support. I found docx to be a very well documented format and a surprisingly good fit for…
I expect I could find whether you're using hardened server implementations or reimplementing, but if it's the former, you should advertise that, or if the latter, you shouldn't.
Re: The open source DOCX editor submitted to HN a few weeks ago has been deleted
#46Re: The open source DOCX editor submitted to HN a few weeks ago has been deleted
#47i'd wager a guess that they gave up on their "experiment" the top comment on the show hn would seem quite apt if so https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46971202