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[–] 10 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

You can still view the source code. That’s what open source is.

No, it's not. It only counts if it provides the four freedoms listed here:

  • The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose (freedom 0).
  • The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does your computing as you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
  • The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help others (freedom 2).
  • The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others (freedom 3). By doing this you can give the whole community a chance to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a precondition for this.

And before you say "but that's the definition of 'Free Software', not 'Open Source'," even the latter, misguided as it is, at least still requires freedom 0!

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago*

    Those are definitions for free software not open source. Open source does not mean free and open source (FOSS). This is still open source (you can see the code) , it's no longer FOSS (you can't freely use the code).

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