Very interesting but why would a browser report different coordinates depending on the monitor? I'd assume browser would treat the webpage as if it was the entire screen irrespective of which display it was on. Is there a reason for web APIs to have this information at all? Seems like a potential security/information/tracking risk.
Why would that matter? The tabs don't share memory. Any code doesn't run when it tries to acquire a lot that another piece of code from another tab has already acquired. The two tabs don't even need to run the same app.
Well, it might matter for functionality in the application.
After you fix a lock-related bug for example, how do you deal with an open tab running a different version of your code that is erroneously misusing a lock?
You need to account for that when you release new code, yeah? Rename the lock maybe? Some other logic?
Sounds like Flutter core teams hold contributors to a high standard and the Javascript bros can't deal with real Software Engineering so they're having a party of their own.
In all honesty, good luck. It might be useful if it never breaks compatibility with Flutter.
Maybe other philanthropy they do is not part of the tech scene where they are most recognized. Maybe in those circles they are seen as just another rich couple.
I guess they mean "fork" in the broader Open Source sense when you fork something to create your own version of it and take it on a different path or do things differently like like NeoVim forked Vim. GitHub uses the term "fork" merely to create a copy of the repo for contributions.
The problem here is, of course, that the definition of "forking" is missing from the license. It is evident that two reasonable definitions for "forking" exist in this context (however you feel about Github's takeover of the term) and will continue to confuse potential contributors until fixed.
A year or two ago when I first read about it, I saw in the software faq, or maybe it was a post by its creator on HN itself or reddit, that they will make it paid once it reaches stable version(version 1?).
what do people think about installing new software from less well known companies and giving the app full access to all your files? how would i convince myself that this software won't upload my data in the background?
The author here. Marta doesn't perform any network activity besides update checks, which you can disable. If you wish, you can block all network access for the application in your firewall.
I personally have a hard time trusting closed source software random sources I've never heard of before. Maybe I'm just too paranoid but I try not to run random software especially something that has as widespread access to my data as a file-manager.
Not sure if that is the case. Imagine all ride hailing and cab services in a few years are based on Waymo tech including Waymo's own fleet. Waymo would be the clear winner.
