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Comment by daniel_solano | Hacker News Reader

Some feedback:

1. The search is broken. I couldn't find the Apache license using a half-dozen tries, including searches like "Apache", "Apache2", and "ASL".

2. One of the big issues with open source licenses is knowing which licenses are compatible with what. Can I use the EPL with the ASL? What about the LGPL? That information is hard to find.

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AD1. You need to type "apache" and wait for suggestions to pop up. I agree it's broken though, the search shouldn't be so strict.

Ah, and that also requires JavaScript, which I normally have turned off.

I wonder if anyone on Hacker News does the excellent service of doublechecking linked pages for attempted nastiness.

It's mid 2012, why are you browsing the web with javascript off? I realize you want safeguard privacy and whatnot, but at least turn it on for website you use legitimately.

He's in the same class of users that brag about not owning a tv: http://www.theonion.com/articles/area-man-constantly-mention...

I hack on my mechanical keyboard, with my keyboard driven window manager, using my television as a monitor, because I don't pay for cable while I browse the interwebs using emacs or maybe elinks (with TABS on but JAVASCRIPT OFF) unless I have to use a graphical terminal for something like flash or java in which case I use firefox with noscript and allow scripts as needed until things work.

But, I recently shaved my neckbeard. So there's that going for my class!

Because in 2012 every little website ends up loading two dozen external scripts.

I only allow it when a website is unusable without it.

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