Tell HN: FOSS and FLOSS software illegally on sale in Microsoft Store

• LibreCAD

  48 4,037 9.2 C++

  LibreCAD is a cross-platform 2D CAD program written in C++17. It can read DXF/DWG files and can write DXF/PDF/SVG files. It supports point/line/circle/ellipse/parabola/spline primitives. The user interface is highly customizable, and has dozens of translations.

  

Yesterday LibreCAD user found that there is un-official 'publishers' which sells "LibreCad 2" and other free & open-source software via Microsoft Store.[0,1]

Yorik van Havre first reaction:

> History repeats... Fortunately the community can be quite powerful in those cases[2]

> At least here they didn't rebrand the app and clearly state that it is open-source. Looks like a lawyer's work...[3]

After few minutes of search we discovered[4,5] there are much more similar cases:

- "FreeCad" by 'appsmedia1'

- "BRL-CAD" by 'Alef_Soft‬'

... and much worse there are half-rebranded FOSS/FLOSS too:

- LibreCAD as "LibreCad 2" by 'Alef_Soft'

- FreeCAD as "FreeCAD for Windows" by 'appsmedia1'

- Scribus as "Scribus Indesign" by 'Alef_Soft'

- Darktable as "DarkTable LightRoom" by 'Alef_Soft'

- Lightscreen as "ScreenShot Lightscreen" by 'Alef_Soft‬'

So, if you know other FOSS & FLOSS software which is on sell in Microsoft Store — let us know & ”Lets report them!”[6]

[0] https://twitter.com/AcikKaynakci/status/1452610914331545604

[1] https://github.com/LibreCAD/LibreCAD/issues/1399

[2] https://twitter.com/yorikvanhavre/status/1452713161728081923

[3] https://twitter.com/yorikvanhavre/status/1452713161728081923

[4] https://twitter.com/app4soft/status/1452713226546843649

[5] https://twitter.com/AcikKaynakci/status/1452713662804897797

[6] https://twitter.com/yorikvanhavre/status/1452716221477146637

• WorkOS

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  The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

  

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