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Re:Open source CAD in the browser (Solvespace) by voakbasda on Wednesday April 01, 2026 @11:01AM (#47601850)
That might seem to be the case, right up until he gets taken to court over it.

Never presume that a thing is legal (or will not later be punished) on the basis that someone is already doing it.

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Re:Open source CAD in the browser (Solvespace) by echelon on Wednesday April 01, 2026 @12:47PM (#47603326)
You can't stop it. This is just progress.

All software that isn't delivered over client/server to thin clients is now subject to being trivially cloned.

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Re:Open source CAD in the browser (Solvespace) by voakbasda on Thursday April 02, 2026 @05:24AM (#47611999)
That was never in question, even before AI. It just took more monkeys at typewriters.
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