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Re:Show HN: Minimalist App for Backups to Any Storage by TacoSteemers on Monday November 23, 2020 @04:02AM (#25184870)
I see that they are almost the same, but my version would probably end up looking the same if I were to independently write a GUI for backups.

Similar to how desktop word processors and browsers all look the same; some patterns just make sense for a specific type of software.

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Re:Show HN: Minimalist App for Backups to Any Storage by huhtenberg on Monday November 23, 2020 @05:17AM (#25185256)
It is surprisingly hard to come up with a simple and concise UI even if it may seem all too trivial in retrospect.

Given that this one uses secondary control labels that are verbatim of Bvckup's, has the same layout and opening screen, and nearly identical look and feel, this is certainly not an independent effort.

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Re:Show HN: Minimalist App for Backups to Any Storage by TacoSteemers on Monday November 23, 2020 @05:35AM (#25185364)
I do agree that there is a difference between 'similar' and 'nearly identical', and these seem nearly identical.
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