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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

by the screenshots it looks like I've done plenty

Voyager is a copy of the Apollo UI. He's entirely right when he says he's already contributed significantly.

I don't blame him for being grumpy, but I also think it's legit to clone a decent UI. As Voyager matures the UIs will diverge.

[–] phoneymouse@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

He is becoming a bit stuck on the whole Reddit situation. He keeps sharing nostalgic posts about Apollo. It sucks what happened, but it’s time for him to find a new gig… I know he likes pixel pals, but that isn’t for me. I did pay for his mobile html inspector, but it’s buggy and not well supported.

[–] there1snospoon@ttrpg.network 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hm, does Voyager have his blessing for being so similar to Apollo I wonder?

[–] hi_its_me@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Does it need it? AFAIK, you can’t copyright a design.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago

Pretty sure that's exactly what copyright is for, actually

[–] fuzzywombat@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Here are my takeaway. Christian does sound slightly miffed at the fact that Voyager has copied much of the look and feel of Apollo. Even though he has not contributed any code directly to the Voyager app, he has indeed "contributed" to it indirectly. I highly doubt Christian will go after Voyager app in a legal manner. He definitely would have a legal standing to do so but that would alienate his support from the past Apollo community that has moved onto Voyager. There is just no reason for him to do so. I suppose I can imagine a crazy scenario where Apollo IP switches hands to another company and that company decides to take legal action against Voyager but that seems highly unlikely. In retrospect it would have been nice if developer of Voyager basically got permission or just simply asked Christian if it's okay to use the look and feel of Apollo in writing. That would have avoided any awkwardness or ambiguity.

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 1 points 2 years ago

Copyright has not been violated, and so he has no standing for legal action.