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Show HN: I develop free, open source and web based irregular shapes bin solver (nest2d.online)
38 points by stelmashchuk 668 days ago
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This is pretty cool. Can we supply our own shapes? Can it rotate them? Can we specify edges that we prefer stay vertical or horizontal? I often need to CNC things out of plywood and it takes a surprising amount of time to lay out while making sure that the bit won't cross through an adjacent piece, but at the same time you may need to pack them into a small area to not waste wood. Good packing can make the difference between needing an additional $150 sheet of wood or not.
This is not open source.

From the site [0]:

"""

You must not:

* Republish material from nest2d

* Sell, rent or sub-license material from nest2d

* Reproduce, duplicate or copy material from nest2d

* Redistribute content from nest2d

"""

There is also no license described on their GitHub page [1].

At best this is "source available" and the service is free as in "gratis".

[0] https://nest2d.online/terms-and-conditions

[1] https://github.com/VovaStelmashchuk/nest2D

The licensing around the project is unclear, but the ToS is plainly for the website.
Backend says its MIT in LICENSE

Frontend says it's PRIVATE in package.json