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| mapbox-gl-js | electron-browser-shell | |
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| 10 | 3 | |
| 9,515 | 216 | |
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| 9.8 | 0.0 | |
| 6 days ago | 12 days ago | |
| JavaScript | TypeScript | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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mapbox-gl-js
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Getting Started with MapLibre GL JS
It originated as an open-source fork of Mapbox-gl-js before they switched to a non-open-source license on 8th December 2020.
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Reimagining projections for the interactive maps era
> too bad it doesn't come with some code
Mapbox changed the license of their code last year I think to a proprietary one. https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-js/blob/main/LICENSE.txt
It requires a mapbox user license with billing enabled to use this code, let alone make modifications. But the source is viewable on github.
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MapLibre GL is a free and open-source fork of mapbox-gl-JS
From https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-js
> Mapbox gl-js version 2.0 or higher (“Mapbox Web SDK”) must be used according to the Mapbox Terms of Service. This license allows developers with a current active Mapbox account to use and modify the Mapbox Web SDK. Developers may modify the Mapbox Web SDK code so long as the modifications do not change or interfere with marked portions of the code related to billing, accounting, and anonymized data collection. The Mapbox Web SDK only sends anonymized usage data, which Mapbox uses for fixing bugs and errors, accounting, and generating aggregated anonymized statistics. This license terminates automatically if a user no longer has an active Mapbox account.
Seems their client code does some things related to "billing, accounting, and anonymized data collection" and they don't want programmers to disable or modify that code.
Is that right? Anyone who has followed this have more information? I haven't used mapbox in a few years but I think it's great technology.
The software stopped being open source from v2 onwards. The new licence makes it merely shared source.
This GitHub issue where this change is announced provides a number of more in-depth explanations why this is a bad thing for most users of the software: https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-js/issues/10162
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Ask HN: What Are You Working On?
It's a bummer mapbox isn't open source anymore, now you're (and lots of other peoplare) are stuck pre-2.0.0 :(
https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-js/blob/main/CHANGELOG.m...
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Top Javascript Maps API and Libraries
Web-site: https://www.mapbox.com/ GitHub stars: 6.1k, https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-js Pricing: Free, starts from $2.40 for 1000 loads Map Data Source: Mapbox Dependencies: None License: Mapbox copyright Category: Web Application Examples: https://docs.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/examples/
electron-browser-shell
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What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?
Tired of walled gardens and increased limitations of Chrome extensions, I'm building enough of the web extensions API to let me run them in my own desktop browser. Eventually I plan to build products from this project.
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Ask HN: What Are You Working On?
Chrome extension support for Electron-based web browsers: https://github.com/samuelmaddock/electron-browser-shell
Despite a fair amount of folks disliking Electron for replacing traditional desktop apps, I find it's a great fit for building unique web browsers.
I believe there's a lot of opportunity for making interesting web browsers, but building and maintaining them by forking something like Chromium or Firefox is a ton of work.
With Electron, it's possible to create something interesting with a team of one.
What are some alternatives?
maplibre-gl-js - The open-source fork of Mapbox GL JS: Interactive maps in the browser, powered by vector tiles and WebGL.
cesium - An open-source JavaScript library for world-class 3D globes and maps :earth_americas: [Moved to: https://github.com/CesiumGS/cesium]
ffprobe-wasm - A Web-based FFProbe. Powered by FFmpeg, Vue and Web Assembly!
h3 - Hexagonal hierarchical geospatial indexing system
tangram - WebGL map rendering engine for creative cartography
OpenLayers3 - OpenLayers
martin - Blazing fast and lightweight PostGIS vector tiles server
maplibre-gl-native - MapLibre GL Native has SDKs for iOS, Android and other platforms. Open Mapbox altenative.
maps - A Mapbox react native module for creating custom maps
rust-starter - Rust Starter Project
mapbox-gl-draw - Draw tools for mapbox-gl-js
pg-mem - An in memory postgres DB instance for your unit tests