Nova Launcher創設者であり、最初の開発者が買収元のBranchを退社

@everyone https://teslacoilapps.com/nova/solong.html

I'm the founder and original developer of Nova Launcher. I've been the only one working on Nova for the past year. I needed to let you know that I have left Branch and am no longer involved with Nova Launcher.

For the past several months I have been preparing the Open Source release of Nova Launcher. This work included cleaning up the codebase, reviewing licenses, removing or replacing proprietary code, and coordinating with legal to ensure a proper release. When Branch acquired Nova in 2022, Branch then-CEO and founder Alex Austin made several public commitments to the community about Nova's future, including statements about open sourcing:

> "Thanks for the suggestion! I'll bring it up with Kevin but ultimately [releasing the source code] is his call." - Alex Austin, Reddit comment

> "If Kevin were to ever leave, it's contracted that the code will be open sourced and put in the hands of the community." - Alex Austin, Reddit comment

However I was ultimately asked to stop working on Nova Launcher and the open sourcing effort.

Nova Launcher has been an incredible project and has an incredible community. I'm grateful for the years of support, feedback, and enthusiasm.

https://discord.com/channels/466300922767736844/466329173707980800/1413635624782794865
(2025/09/06 6:23)

この1年間、Novaの開発は Kevin Barry氏 一人で行ってきたそうですが、Branchを離れ、Nova Launcherにはもう関わっていないことを知らせるメッセージがDiscordに投稿されています。

当時のBranch CEO兼創設者であるAlex Austinは、オープンソース化の公約で
Kevin氏が退社することになった場合、コードはオープンソース化され、コミュニティに引き継がれるという契約になっていました

しかし最終的にはNova Launcherとオープンソース化への取り組みをやめるように言われたとのこと

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• [過去のニュース]Nova LauncherがBranchに買収 (July 19, 2022)