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Rusty Crab (rustycrab@clubcyberia.co)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jun-2024 02:29:10 JST Rusty Crab
what drives me fucking crazy is that "open source" mentality for windows freeware is STILL ALIEN even to this day. Even if the software is free, EVEN IF there are NO ADS, EVEN IF IT'S BEEN FREE WITH NO INTENTION TO PROFIT SINCE 1999 IT IS STILL NOT OPEN SOURCE. THIS IS NOT THE EXCEPTION IT'S LIKE THIS FOR ALL OF THEM
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:blobancap: :blobcattrans: :blobancap: :blobcattrans: :blobancap: :blobcattrans: (allison@hidamari.apartments)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jun-2024 02:29:09 JST :blobancap: :blobcattrans: :blobancap: :blobcattrans: :blobancap: :blobcattrans:
@RustyCrab I would wager the barrier of entry for accessing and using good development tools on Windows has at least something to do with it -
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翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 28-Jun-2024 08:33:14 JST 翠星石
@RustyCrab The software isn't free as it's totally proprietary.
Programmers who target windows seem to all share a hate for freedom. -
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Ulysses (professionalbigot69@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 28-Jun-2024 08:33:28 JST Ulysses
@RustyCrab it's gratisware, not libreware 翠星石 likes this. -
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waifu (waifu@mai.waifuism.life)'s status on Friday, 28-Jun-2024 08:34:31 JST waifu
@RustyCrab@clubcyberia.co security reasons think about it if nobody has the source it's more difficult to find exploit (clueless :clueless:)
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翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 28-Jun-2024 08:38:35 JST 翠星石
@whiteline >old software for win existed before github, back then oss was mainly a unix only thing
The concept of "open source" did not exist until 1998, so you seem to be rewriting history.
Some free software was released to run on Unix's, although the majority of free software now targets GNU's Not Unix. -
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whiteline (whiteline@shitposter.world)'s status on Friday, 28-Jun-2024 08:38:36 JST whiteline
@RustyCrab old software for win existed before github, back then oss was mainly a unix only thing
i've seen some old projects become organized oss projects now that everyone gits tho
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