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[-] Sammirr@aussie.zone 40 points 3 weeks ago

And the misleading article continues to circulate. Bose are not open sourcing any software. They are simply publishing the API for the device so that others might build software.

[-] noumenon@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

My apologies

[-] ulterno@programming.dev 4 points 3 weeks ago

That's some unexpectedly positive news.
Did they start losing that many customers due to bad PR?

[-] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

no they just posted some documentation about their API. it's not FOSS.

[-] ulterno@programming.dev 5 points 3 weeks ago

I see, so they did lose enough customers due to bad PR.
And then gave some docs and paid some news outlets to blow it up for FOSS-washing.

[-] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 4 points 3 weeks ago

Agreed it is not FOSS though it is a step towards a better direction.

[-] ulterno@programming.dev 6 points 3 weeks ago

Honestly, I think this should be the legal minimum requirement for anyone phasing out cloud dependent hardware or even in case of bankruptcy.

It's good that we have this example, which can then be used to prove capabilities in legislative hearings.

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