Thread: HELP! Conflict Hamster and Kranf Collection Manager or at least foldering?
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Old 08-15-2011, 09:59 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by JD78 View Post
I know this is a bit off topic, but I am curious about this deal or issue with Hamster. I've never heard of it before this thread, as I use Calibre and the it's collections plugin for everything (one of the few collections managers that are Mac compatible).
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
hamster basically took Calibre and added a custom front-end to it. They did not keep the GPL v3 terms and they have not released the full source code. Basically, they are trying to steal Calibre for their own uses.
JSWolf's answer is a fair summary. If you want more detailed information, see this thread:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=146354
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