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Grayjay is not Open Source (hiphish.github.io)
submitted 8 months ago by rglullis@communick.news to c/foss@beehaw.org
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Today FUTO released an application called Grayjay for Android-based mobile phones. Louis Rossmann introduced the application in a video (YouTube link). Grayjay as an application is very promising, but there is one point I take issue with: Grayjay is not an Open Source application. In the video Louis explains his reason behind the custom license, and while I do agree with his reason, I strong disagree with his method. In this post I will explain what Open Source means, how Grayjay does not meet the criteria, why this is an issue, and how it can be solved.

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[-] jack@monero.town 5 points 8 months ago

Show me "any other defintion" of open source that is as widely known and accepted as the one from OSI.

[-] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

How is this an answer to my question? Multiple people in the thread have shown alternative definition sources

[-] jack@monero.town 3 points 8 months ago

So you can't link a single one? That's what I thought...

[-] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 3 points 8 months ago

Hey nevermind, someone else actually gave a real answer

[-] jack@monero.town 1 points 8 months ago

Seems like my super-complicated answer was too hard to digest.

[-] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 8 months ago

You didnt give an answer. You asked for other definitions, which the comments are filled with.

Tbh I kinda thought you didnt even know other people had alternate definitions

[-] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Do you need me to link you to other comments in this thread? Or are you not actually able to answer the question?

Is this a hard question to answer?

[-] jack@monero.town 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

My comment is the answer to your question. I can't help you read.

[-] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 8 months ago

Your comment was asking for links to the thread?

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