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   SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Thursday, 19-Oct-2023 02:48:50 JST SuperDicq

   looking at new "open source" app
   ask developer if it is free as in freedom or non-free source available
   they don't understand
   pull out illustrated diagram explaining what is free software and what is non-free software
   they laugh and say "It's open source software, sir"
   git clone repo
   it's non-free source available

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Thursday, 19-Oct-2023 02:57:29 JST SuperDicq

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     • mdn

     @mangeurdenuage@shitposter.club What do you mean wish to run the program as you wish, for any purpose?
     
     We just gave you the source code so you can fix bugs for us.

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     mdn (mangeurdenuage@shitposter.club)'s status on Thursday, 19-Oct-2023 02:57:30 JST mdn

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     @SuperDicq It's VERY tiresome.
     It's crazy that people often do not think about how we apply everyday innate or legal rights.
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     p (p11@baraag.net)'s status on Thursday, 17-Oct-2024 22:06:36 JST p

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     @SuperDicq Maybe they don't give a fuck and just didn't add a license.
     That's what my open source projects look like. They are propriatary, but I would probably never use law to protect my software.

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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Thursday, 17-Oct-2024 22:06:36 JST 翠星石

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     • p
     @p11 You're confusing proprietary restrictions with protection.
     
     The government restricts your software and makes it proprietary even if you don't want it to be and you don't enforce your copyright; https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#NoLicense
     
     Your projects are source available, proprietary software and not "open source" by the "OSI"'s standard; https://opensource.org/osd (if you don't like these 10 requirements, you need to be able to provide a definition).