Yeah I don’t agree with the osd being the only approach to being open source.
Well, it isn’t the only one. FSF also has requirements for free-software licenses and FTL doesn’t meet them.
It wasn’t a response to my comment because you didn’t respond to my comment. You said is proprietary. I point out that it’s not a terrible license.
I was answering that statement: «does not appear to hide the code behind any proprietary shielding», 'cause it does.
Ah. Of course. Something being open source doesn’t make it open source. It all makes sense now thank you for clarifying.
If the license doesn’t meet the OSD, then it isn’t open-source, but just source-available. You are welcome.
That also wasn’t technically a response to my comment, it was an ideological defense mechanism to avoid addressing the content of the license.
It was. I pointed out, that FTL is a proprietary license. Because: «Open source doesn’t just mean access to the source code» © OSI
Source available ≠ open-source
=> Windows (for an awful long time)
=> Ubuntu (a few months or so)
=> Windows (over a year and a half)
=> Fedora + Windows dual-boot (half a year)
=> Windows (a few months or so)
=> openSUSE TW + Windows dualboot (a year)
=> openSUSE TW without dualboot (over a half a year already).
It was a long run on trying to escape Windows, but I managed to do it. As of today, I’m still using openSUSE. I like it very much and I have no plans on distrohopping or returning back to Windows.
or opt for WebCord.
There is also Vesktop by Vencord devs, which uses web version too and allows to install plugins and custom themes with ease.
Also, please note that using any 3rd-party client/tool/script is against Discord’s TOS.
Note that any text send to discord currently stays there forever.
Yep, but there are Undiscord and discord-delete, that can bulk-delete your messages. Both are outdated, though and don’t work perfectly well.
it was founded as a Russian company
Why does that matter?
signal
I personally think that Session is better than Signal. At least it doesn’t require a phone number to register.
Oh, I didn’t know that! Gonna edit my comments, thanks.
Still, this «don’t fork my project, plz» thing is kinda bad, tbh.
Exactly, it was open-source, but then they decided to move some code to the private repos.
EDIT: Check out my first comment.
Too bad Floorp is now proprietary.
EDIT: Looks like, not anymore: https://www.reddit.com/r/browsers/comments/1bmbetf
I use KDE, because it runs perfectly on wayland and covers 100% of my needs.
Budgie looks very promising now and I want to explore it further. Also LXQT is perfect for older devices or if you want a KDE, but simplier.
Because they are not Ubuntu /s
fooyin is a music player built around customisation. It offers a growing list of widgets to manage and play your local music collection. It’s extendable through the use of plugins and many widgets make use of FooScript to offer an even deeper level of control.
Audio playback is supported by FFmpeg alongside multiple options for output including ALSA and PipeWire, with more to come.
Gitlab, Codeberg, Notabug, etc.
Global VPN (use vpn for both personal and work profiles)
Alright, this one got me interested.
Usually, that isn’t happening and big projects just stay at Github, which is kinda sad.
Yes, it does. And yes, it is equally bad in both cases.
Don’t get me wrong. As far as we know, no malicious code have been funded. The very fact that the Signal was sponsored by the CIA is suspicious (maybe I used some incorrect words, sorry if so). Of course, it’s totally up to you whether you think that fact is sus or not.
That’s not true. A phone number is still required to register, you can just set it not to be public.
Source: I just tried to register and it asked for my phone number.
People have to learn to separate software from its developer.
For example, I don’t care about Hyprland lead dev being an asshole sometimes, if the WM he’s developing works good. I don’t care about Cider’s devs political positions if it doesn’t directly affect my experience with the software.
And people also have to learn, that if someone uses any particular software, they aren’t necessarily using it the way developer pointed out they should.
I use GrapheneOS on my device, but that doesn’t mean that I completely follow devs philosophy. I don’t use Vanadium, 'cause I don’t wanna support Chromium monopoly. I use F-Droid to install my apps, even if developers think, that I should get my apps directly from its devs.
Does GrapheneOS founder or developer philosophy that you don’t agree with makes Graphene a bad OS? Of course it doesn’t. GrapheneOS is still one of the best options on degoogling your device if not the best.