Make web app free software

typst / webapp-issues

Issue tracker for Typst's web app.

https://typst.app

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Make web app free software #282

Closed mherrb closed 7 months ago

mherrb commented 7 months ago

Description

Please reconsider you decision to not make the web application freely available. This is the only way a whole new system like typst can be successful.

Use Case

Deployments in organizations that can't use a 3rd party saas,
Contribution to new features / bug fixes in the existing application,
Making Typst more widely adopted

Enivex commented 7 months ago

Regarding your first point:

For the rest, see the other times this topic has come up.

laurmaedje commented 7 months ago

We believe that keeping the web app proprietary is a fair split and a good way to ensure that the Typst project has the funds it needs to grow and sustain itself long-term.

mherrb commented 7 months ago

I think you are wrong. Future will tell us.