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robocop2018
6y ago
The talk is not about pdf viewers but about framework/APIs that developers can use to build all those 'others' solutions. pdfjs.express makes this a piece of cake, you get the source, and companies can outdo competition will
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robocop2018
6y ago
No, Express will be available under dual AGPL/commercial license.
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robocop2018
6y ago
Actually express is already open sources ( see other messages ) and will be licensed under dual commercial/AGPL terms ... like iText ( bit.ly/2JD0Yj0 ), another popular PDF OSS
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robocop2018
6y ago
See other messages. The code is available and will be licensed under dual commercial/AGPL terms (similar to bit.ly/2JD0Yj0)
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robocop2018
6y ago
We are in the process of updating the site. The product will be licensed under dual GPL/commercial terms (re: what it means see bit.ly/2JD0Yj0)
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robocop2018
6y ago
It's https://opensource.org/licenses/AGPL-3.0 Or summary of what it means bit.ly/2JD0Yj0 If you are talking about info on the site & git, we are working on it. There will be many changes over next few wee
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robocop2018
6y ago
It is available under dual AGPL/commercial license so indeed it's open source by any definition. We'll clarify this on the site. Thanks for feedback
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robocop2018
6y ago
I am not "him" :) though I work at PDFTron As Nick says the project is open source ( https://github.com/PDFTron/webviewer-ui ). Express is available under under dual AGPL/commercial license ( similar to iT
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robocop2018
6y ago
I don't think this solution is doing what you are looking for. To detect tables reliably in PDF you need some heavy-duty AI like https://www.pdftron.com/pdf-tools/pdf-table-extraction/
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robocop2018
6y ago
Or Linux Red Hat, iText Lib ( open sourced but under AGPL) etc. There is tons of open-source out there under commercial terms.
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robocop2018
6y ago
This is a commercially supported solution so the price is actually not bad ( given alternatives )
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robocop2018
6y ago
It's open source.
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robocop2018
6y ago
It's an extension of pdf.js, not a fork.
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robocop2018
7y ago
No doubt, WebAssembly has lot's of going for it. I think the purpose of the article was to bring awareness around current performance and memory limitations so that WebAssembly can live to its full promise. Not so much an argument to k
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robocop2018
9y ago
mpweiher, you are correct! PSPDF is a pdfium lipstick. You can find its license in binary sdk-s or simply ask them. Included or derived work must be disclosed! Also using the pdfium via Enscripten is not news ( https://github.com&