>>> from kenobi import KenobiDB  

>>> db = KenobiDB('example.db')  

>>> db.insert({'name': 'Yoda', 'lightsaber': 'green'})  
True  

>>> db.search('lightsaber', 'green')  
[{'name': 'Yoda', 'lightsaber': 'green'}]

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[–] infeeeee@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Cease and desist letter from Disney Legal Dept in 3...2...1...

[–] logging_strict@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Agreed.

Looked at the project LICENSE and saw no character licensing waiver from Disney. This not a case of fair use, The package is both branded kenobi and uses copyrighted imagery. Removing all doubt. The image most likely is not in the public domain. But if that is, this should be clearly documented and isn't.

My first impression is, what a noob move.

Taking a step back, lets keep in mind, software is Intellectual Property. All our licenses are meaningless, if coders disregard copyright law.

There is nothing wrong with the software as long as it's fork'ed away. The package name, the main script file name, and entrypoint name should be renamed. The imagery should be deleted.

Send a letter to Disney saying, stay away from our kids then kick them out of the Western world. Then take a shower. Maybe burn our clothes just be sure.

Disney is guilty of mixing good and evil and calling it good. They propagandize your women projecting imagery that men should be rejected. They project themselves as priests seeking to supplant culture and society with their own set of morality and ethics.

We are a separate group, we are priests of technology. And don't want to be stuck in the dark ages forever cuz a group of pervs discovered they can get little girls to pose for the camera and then feed the girls princess fantasies.

BUT that doesn't excuse our actions. If we disregard copyright law.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

OK, yeah, this looks pretty cool. There are a lot of situations where I want to store information, and a text file isn't ideal, but running a full fledged database is overkill. I like the simplicity of the interface, especially the search function.

[–] harrisonerd@piefed.social 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Thanks everyone for their interest in this little project. We removed the drawing and any even somewhat Disney references. Disney does not own 'kenobi', they do own 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' and 'Ben Kenobi'. There is nothing to do with either of these names of the Star Wars character on the GitHub or PyPI now. Thanks for the feedback everyone!

[–] logging_strict@programming.dev 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Thank you for getting rid of the imagery so quickly. It's much better without it.

You are right can get away with the package name.

Looked over the source code and it's a good project.

Will look over it again and see what i can contribute

[–] harrisonerd@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

Much appreciated guys!

[–] rimu@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

Welcome to PieFed 😊

[–] rglullis 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

KenobiDB is designed for small-scale applications and prototypes. While it provides excellent performance for most operations, it is not intended to replace full-fledged databases for high-scale or enterprise-level applications for that you should use MongoDB.

Only MongoDB is webscale...

[–] logging_strict@programming.dev 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Which is stated very clearly.

Not stated, kenobi data engine is limited to only sqlite3. Would pigeon hole yourself unable to switch data engines later on. For that usecase, recommend an ORM (SQLAlchemy).

kenobi looks like a fun project. Not every project needs to be bleeding edge or the bestest. kenobi is a good choice who those who are making a local app that doesn't deal with requests.

[–] rglullis 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Don't make me explain the joke.

[–] logging_strict@programming.dev 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh! How embarrassing. Gonna pretend i understand the joke and hope no one notices.

Not familiar enough with MongoDB, besides it's not exactly open source

[–] rglullis 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

All you need to understand about MongoDB is that it is webscale, because it doesn't do joins and it has the most kick-ass benchmarks. And sharding.

[–] logging_strict@programming.dev 3 points 2 weeks ago

Why do we care?

Both github and pypi are likely to receive DMCA Complaints causing them trouble and grief.

Coders use both github and pypi and would prefer less trouble coming their way

[–] logging_strict@programming.dev 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

From the artists web site there is a page discussing copyright law

https://www.deviantart.com/about/policy/copyright/

Maybe the authors of kenobidb should read that page.

Folks running DeviantArt understands ...

"If you take my work down am I protected from a lawsuit?

No. Even if DeviantArt takes an infringing work down, you may still be responsible for very significant damages if the copyright owner decides to sue you."

[–] logging_strict@programming.dev 3 points 2 weeks ago

This commit gives link to the artist

Creating fan art is fine as long as that art isn't sold without a Disney character licensing waiver. So the artist did nothing wrong.

The kenobi package did. It's equivalent to making Kenobi T-shirts and selling them online.

[–] logging_strict@programming.dev 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

i'll take pissing on the OPs parade for 100 Alex

OP heard our advice and acted. In my book, that puts him in the awesome category.

We need more of that and more people willing to contribute rather than being Captain Obvious

[–] logging_strict@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

This is what happens for people who share their projects in this community

Giant PR to port kenobi to pep518

unittest to pytest port coverage up from ~70% --> ~88%

Four (minor) bugs found

[–] harrisonerd@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Merged this morning!

[–] logging_strict@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago

Wow! That was fast.

Next on the docket kenobi#5 which introduces pre-compile

[–] logging_strict@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It appears no package has kenobi as a dependency

https://clickpy.clickhouse.com/dashboard/kenobi

Might i suggest the reason could possibly be attributed to that gigantic legal liability that sticks out like a sore thumb. Hmmm