▲ 160 ▼ Youtube frontend, Grayjay is coming to Steam (xcancel.com) submitted 5 months ago* by hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world 45 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://store.steampowered.com/app/4080950/Grayjay
[–] artyom@piefed.social 1 point 5 months ago (2 children) Yes I did say open source. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] hummingbird@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) The term open source has lost its original meaning for some time now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) Which is why using it should be considered harmful and everyone should say "Free Software" instead. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Attacker94@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago That is more confusing since free software is a double entendre. The software could be monetarily free, or it could be free to use for development. I think the best way to move forward is to make active attempts to distinguish open source, ie freely modifiable code, & source available, ie code can be viewed but not modified. There are probably some shortfalls here and I would love to hear them, but this is what I have been doing when I talk about software. permalink fedilink source parent [–] take6056@feddit.nl 2 points 5 months ago You named a supposed benefit of what FUTO tries to accomplish with their licensing, but gave an example of a project that has a broadly used license, not specific to FUTO. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hummingbird@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) The term open source has lost its original meaning for some time now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) Which is why using it should be considered harmful and everyone should say "Free Software" instead. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Attacker94@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago That is more confusing since free software is a double entendre. The software could be monetarily free, or it could be free to use for development. I think the best way to move forward is to make active attempts to distinguish open source, ie freely modifiable code, & source available, ie code can be viewed but not modified. There are probably some shortfalls here and I would love to hear them, but this is what I have been doing when I talk about software. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) Which is why using it should be considered harmful and everyone should say "Free Software" instead. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Attacker94@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago That is more confusing since free software is a double entendre. The software could be monetarily free, or it could be free to use for development. I think the best way to move forward is to make active attempts to distinguish open source, ie freely modifiable code, & source available, ie code can be viewed but not modified. There are probably some shortfalls here and I would love to hear them, but this is what I have been doing when I talk about software. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Attacker94@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago That is more confusing since free software is a double entendre. The software could be monetarily free, or it could be free to use for development. I think the best way to move forward is to make active attempts to distinguish open source, ie freely modifiable code, & source available, ie code can be viewed but not modified. There are probably some shortfalls here and I would love to hear them, but this is what I have been doing when I talk about software. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] take6056@feddit.nl 2 points 5 months ago You named a supposed benefit of what FUTO tries to accomplish with their licensing, but gave an example of a project that has a broadly used license, not specific to FUTO. permalink fedilink source parent