▲ 978 ▼ Exciting news! The free API you were using is no more free! (feddit.it) submitted 2 years ago* by Moonrise2473@feddit.it to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 175 comments fedilink hide all child comments Exciting news for who? Only the site owner is excited that a free resource now requires a subscription "Yay! Now I have to pay another subscription! I'm so excited! Let's celebrate with them!" - nobody
[–] Tag365@lemmy.world 133 points 2 years ago (3 children) Why is it called "OpenSubtitles" if you have to pay for it to use it in any capacity? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] CosmicTurtle@lemmy.world 124 points 2 years ago (1 child) Probably because anyone can contribute to it. But you have to pay to use them. Kinda like another website that recently made this change... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 84 points 2 years ago (1 child) Monetizing the goodwill efforts of passionate people is so gross. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mr_nutter_butter@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago Why we need comuity run sites again lemmy is just the start permalink fedilink source parent [–] model_tar_gz@lemmy.world 71 points 2 years ago (1 child) It’s “Open” in the same way that OpenAI is “Open”. “Open” ≠ “Open Source” or “Open Access”. It’s more like: “Open for Business”. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tag365@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is OpenAI a regular business too? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OprahsedCreature@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago According to Wikipedia, it's a non profit with a for profit subsidiary. Interpret that how you will. Nothing shady or deceptive here. Anything involving software that uses the word "open" in its title should be legally required to be open source. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mack7400@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago Because they're openly dissing their userbase? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CosmicTurtle@lemmy.world 124 points 2 years ago (1 child) Probably because anyone can contribute to it. But you have to pay to use them. Kinda like another website that recently made this change... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 84 points 2 years ago (1 child) Monetizing the goodwill efforts of passionate people is so gross. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mr_nutter_butter@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago Why we need comuity run sites again lemmy is just the start permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 84 points 2 years ago (1 child) Monetizing the goodwill efforts of passionate people is so gross. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mr_nutter_butter@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago Why we need comuity run sites again lemmy is just the start permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mr_nutter_butter@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago Why we need comuity run sites again lemmy is just the start permalink fedilink source parent
[–] model_tar_gz@lemmy.world 71 points 2 years ago (1 child) It’s “Open” in the same way that OpenAI is “Open”. “Open” ≠ “Open Source” or “Open Access”. It’s more like: “Open for Business”. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tag365@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is OpenAI a regular business too? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OprahsedCreature@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago According to Wikipedia, it's a non profit with a for profit subsidiary. Interpret that how you will. Nothing shady or deceptive here. Anything involving software that uses the word "open" in its title should be legally required to be open source. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tag365@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is OpenAI a regular business too? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OprahsedCreature@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago According to Wikipedia, it's a non profit with a for profit subsidiary. Interpret that how you will. Nothing shady or deceptive here. Anything involving software that uses the word "open" in its title should be legally required to be open source. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OprahsedCreature@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago According to Wikipedia, it's a non profit with a for profit subsidiary. Interpret that how you will. Nothing shady or deceptive here. Anything involving software that uses the word "open" in its title should be legally required to be open source. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mack7400@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago Because they're openly dissing their userbase? permalink fedilink source parent
