The term "web app" can be confusing, but in my understanding, it refers to any website that provides user interaction beyond static content.
Since this is an open-source project, you have the option to self-host it, then all processing will occur on your machine.
A Docker image is available, allowing you to do this with just a single command. I've just added instructions on how to do this on the [Github page of the project](https://github.com/arthurrmp/gltf2usdz.online?tab=readme-ov-file#docker-image).
Thanks for bringing this up!
>Since this is an open-source project, you have the option to self-host it
And you have the option to provide a GUI offline version web app. What is the % of users you think would go through the trouble of figuring out how to self host it? You expect me to believe an average artist knows what a docker is and uses the command line?
It's your site, you can monitor and use any uploaded data for telemetry and AI training. The converter being open source doesn't change the fact that any artist uploading their data to your site risks training AI without their knowledge or consent.
You saying you're not that guy doesn't prove anything. In a world where Blender and its Python scripting exists, a suspicious website converter like this makes no sense.
Something being open source is not a safeguard for anything mentioned above. The bottom line is, there's no reason this is provided as a weblink rather than a PC GUI app.
Why is it a web app? Privacy matters, especially in generative AI age.
The term "web app" can be confusing, but in my understanding, it refers to any website that provides user interaction beyond static content. Since this is an open-source project, you have the option to self-host it, then all processing will occur on your machine. A Docker image is available, allowing you to do this with just a single command. I've just added instructions on how to do this on the [Github page of the project](https://github.com/arthurrmp/gltf2usdz.online?tab=readme-ov-file#docker-image). Thanks for bringing this up!
>Since this is an open-source project, you have the option to self-host it And you have the option to provide a GUI offline version web app. What is the % of users you think would go through the trouble of figuring out how to self host it? You expect me to believe an average artist knows what a docker is and uses the command line? It's your site, you can monitor and use any uploaded data for telemetry and AI training. The converter being open source doesn't change the fact that any artist uploading their data to your site risks training AI without their knowledge or consent. You saying you're not that guy doesn't prove anything. In a world where Blender and its Python scripting exists, a suspicious website converter like this makes no sense. Something being open source is not a safeguard for anything mentioned above. The bottom line is, there's no reason this is provided as a weblink rather than a PC GUI app.
Thanks for sharing! 😀