Show HN: TypeIt – A Versatile JavaScript Animated Typing Utility

Re:Show HN: TypeIt – A Versatile JavaScript Animated Typing ... by IAmEveryone on Sunday August 22, 2021 @08:05AM (#28264786)

I have no clue. But, based on the theory that I really just don't want to get sued, even if I happen to be right, it seems important that neither does the author:

> permits you to use TypeIt in any [...] personal project

That's trying to establish some requirement to be non-commercial, which the GPL doesn't do. In fact the author here should know this better than most people, considering they are trying to sell something that's also GPL-licensed.

So if you get a good lawyer to give an all clear to use this in your Uber-for-Platypus-Stylists venture, they will get just as mad as if you don't.

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Re:Show HN: TypeIt – A Versatile JavaScript Animated Typing ... by rustc on Sunday August 22, 2021 @08:29AM (#28264927)

Good point. It says "any open source or personal project". I think the "or" implies it's ok to use in non-open source projects as long as they're "personal". However the repo just contains the standard GPL-3.0 license, so I'm not sure.

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