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When Windows users find the Threadiverse (thelemmy.club)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/lemmyshitpost/p/1201393/when-windows-users-find-the-threadiverse

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[–] 1 point 3 months ago (7 children)

If you'd ask me, open source has never been stronger than it is today. I don't really care about the ideologies, but I care about the technology and for me it doesn't feel like Linux is drifting towards proprietary systems.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (6 children)

    Which is kind of my point. The ideologies are more important than the open source because without it open source is not open source. It will strangle itself out.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (5 children)

    Open source is not about ideology, it's just stating that it's source is... well... open. Maybe you're confusing it with FOSS?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago* (4 children)

    Without the ideology there would be no open source. It's like saying you can have churches without religion. You take the religion away, you'll still have the building but it's a matter of time before they're gone.

    I am speaking of both FOSS and open source. As I said earlier these environments only exist so long as business can profit from it. This is because like you said the heart of what created the environments is gone. When business has a new model, like building what open source can with AI, then it'll die out too. There's a reason the more business friendly one is thriving.

    That's what happens when generations ignore their roots

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (3 children)

    Open source is not a religion and doesn't follow the same principles. Also, open source has never been free nor was it the main reason it existed. I really think you're confusing OS with FOSS here because all of your points are valid for FOSS but not open source.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago* (2 children)

    Now you're getting semantic. Stopping conversation here as I get the impression that you're arguing from trying to win over trivial points vs honest discussion.

    I'm well aware the difference and it doesn't change anything here.

    My argument is not entirely that everything at all times should be free. Therefore for you to focus on this is not a good use of our time. Points have all been made. I don't have much else to say. I'm done here. Have a good one

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child)

    Really, there's no need to be so salty about that. I was just stating my disagreement and that I guessed you might be mixing up terms here that are not fully equivalent. If you're not agreeing with that I'm fine, but I wasn't trying to be aggressive in any means.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago*

    That's fair. I'm salty because maybe I'm a little on the spectrum and just get tired by having one part of an position scrutinized when it's not a critical part. I understand open source has many different licenses. But you don't have open source without FOSS. Additionally, Open source was born out of business needing these licenses to buy in. Therefore open source is driven by business and it's only surviving until they don't need it. Which is what happens when the culture abandoned is FOSS roots.

    Business and profits should be terrified of the internet. Everything not bolted down should be replicated and shared. Music, documents, software, trade secrets, text books, shows, movies.

    Everything.

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