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* Will you open-source Uno?

Very likely - but details/license TBA.

* Will you have a freemium model? (Free for opensource apps.)

Yes, there will always be a free way of using Fuse and Uno.

* Will you change the name like others have suggested?

No :)

* Will you consider a no-JS model to develop?

Yup. We have that already. You can use Fuse with just Uno if you like, JS is an optional component. However, our main focus is on creating a very rapid and streamlined development workflow with UX+JS.

Best regards, Anders from Fuse

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>Very likely - but details/license TBA. >Yes, there will always be a free way of using Fuse and Uno.

If I had to choose, I would release the whole platform (not only Uno and your libraries, but your whole toolkit/IDE) under dual license: RPL and proprietary. This way, if people choose the RPL way, they're forced to publish the sources (even if they distribute the app internally), unless they buy you a license. And this way you allow contributions from outside too.

OP here - I don't work for Fuse and I've got a related question. Will the Fuse libraries be open-sourced too?

They are already provided in source to those with access to the beta, so yeah :) Again, license TBD.

Oh really, you're not going to change the name because 3 people on HN suggested it?

Good on you :)

I doubt it will make a real difference to anyone that wants to use it. If Google can name a language Go, then you can name your product Fuse.

> Oh really, you're not going to change the name because 3 people on HN suggested it?

I'm sure the people behind FUSE file system library might have some comments to add. I would never name my product after a major open source project. Like as if I created something and called it Blender or Pencil.

I doubt they have the money to do anything about it. Furthermore, I doubt they have a trademark on the name because it costs $10k to get one.

The worst they could do is to blog about it and if they're lucky and get coverage with their article, it could be settled in the court of public opinion.

Trademarks are free, you just start putting ™ after it and using it like a trademark. Registered trademarks ® cost money, but even then it's only a few hundred depending on which filing option you choose. Just the same, the file system guys don't seem to treat it as a trademark, so it's not an issue here.

You just search "Fuse mobile" and filter out a lot of stuff. I bet it was hard for Cisco people when iOS came out.

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