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cjonasyesterday at 6:48 AM3 repliesview on HN

Why mention multiboard and not honeycomb storage wall (HSW)? It's open source and arguably a better ecosystem.


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lrvickyesterday at 9:00 AM

Also the proprietary license on multiboard is absolutely insane. Not only is it closed source, even the printed objects have strings attached. If you ever use anything you print from the multiboard library in a for-profit setting you are obligated to pay a monthly license fee.

HSW 100%

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morjomyesterday at 6:51 AM

I didn't come across it is why. I'll add it.

dangusyesterday at 1:17 PM

One might choose multiboard if they want better weight bearing characteristics. I went through this whole evaluation a few months ago and that’s how I ended up with Multiboard over the alternatives.

I think the license is a negative but I also don’t think it’s going to impact end users in any way that would make me worry about using it.

It’s not like I’m dedicating myself to a software ecosystem or something complex like that. If the license somehow becomes a problem, at the end of the day it’s just a pegboard that I printed for under $20 worth of material. I can just make a new one.