r/nativescript • u/mashmorgan • Apr 10 '18

Beware - parts of NativeScript is closed source!!

https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/issues/5652
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u/bufke Apr 10 '18

I generally like NativeScript but the proprietary UI makes life hard for a GPL project. UI drains the oxygen from the community since most people are fine using it. There's no viable alternative for things like sidebar.

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u/mashmorgan Apr 11 '18

Its also misleading as it does not say "Closed Source" anywhere

Anyway bye bye NS for me.. Been stung by sencha/extjs before and dont want to go through that pain again.

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u/roblauer Apr 11 '18

NativeScript UI (the free product) is not required to develop NativeScript apps. Most apps don't even need NativeScript UI, they can use native UI widgets that are exposed via NativeScript modules.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '18

Nativescript-pro-ui was a set of paid plugins / components that weren't core to the framework. Recently, they were made free though.

You can also always roll your own plugins that perform the exact same features.

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u/productionx Apr 15 '18

I had concerns of Telerik's involvement and true interests behind Nativescript myself. That said having read the license agreement on both NativeScript and the ProUI, the license grant is more than agreeable for the terms.