> By contrast, delivering software is more like delivering a gooey crying baby. It’s alive. Squirming, growing, and changing because the technologies it relies on do too. Physical materials rarely change, but web browsers, operating systems, and servers sure do.
I don't use Kinopio for everything, but when I need to arrange ideas in a 2D way and think about webs of relationships, it's been an amazing addition to my set of "tools for thought". Thank you for all of your work on it <3
Here's a great podcast episode with the Kinopio author that also touches on the design of Glitch.com and more, very informing! https://www.localfirst.fm/8
I love that Glitch and Kinopio look like they were designed by someone with their own personal style/way of doing UI. Contrast with nearly everything else on the web.
> On the eve of it’s 5th anniversary, I’ve decided to make the code for the kinopio-client app public.
Can you clarify if the server is also open source? If not, a more accurate headline would be "Open Sourcing Kinopio Client"; which is a very different thing.
The client isn't actually open source, either. It's under a source-available license (PolyForm Noncommercial License) which only permits changes and distribution for enumerated non-commercial purposes.
Thanks. I always read headlines like this with skepticism and try to find the license used right away. They score easy feel-good points throwing around "open source" without going all the way.
I love Kinopio and I really appreciate being able to look around the code and perhaps even help make it better. Hopefully, this will spur innovations and new updates.
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And I instantly recognized that artwork from Hirō Isono: Seiken Densetsu 3! https://archive.org/details/seikendensetsu3sfchiresscans/Sei...
Love this
The Hybrid Architecture of Kinopio for iOS - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37404820 - Sept 2023 (1 comment)
Kinopio - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31460626 - May 2022 (141 comments)
Kinopio - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29726044 - Dec 2021 (2 comments)
Show HN: Kinopio.club – visual thinking, brainstorming tool - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24132631 - Aug 2020 (64 comments)
Kinopio is "a spatial thinking canvas for your new ideas and hard problems".
https://kinopio.club/hello-kinopio-m6UmPzsVTQUcarM6ROPsu
It's not my kinda thing, but very neat!
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Can you clarify if the server is also open source? If not, a more accurate headline would be "Open Sourcing Kinopio Client"; which is a very different thing.
The client isn't actually open source, either. It's under a source-available license (PolyForm Noncommercial License) which only permits changes and distribution for enumerated non-commercial purposes.