Comment on The youtube algorithm is so bad, I say to my screen "why the fuck would I care about this!?" like 10 times a day.

• JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  The source is available, right? You just can’t fork it to include ads? Or you can’t fork it at all?

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  • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    You can fork it but you can’t redistribute it or change the name. You also can’t do anything that would be considered making a profit.

    Essentially you can’t do anything but contribute free labor. If Greyjay put ads and malware into the app you would be powerless to start something based on it.

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• Geetnerd@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I tried FreeTube and NewPipe, but got tired of YouTube constantly changing things to make them not work. I’m too old to deal with constant tinkering, and have no interest in investing into a Pie Hole.

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  • Flagstaff@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I think you gave up too soon because NewPipe has been working flawlessly for months…

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    • Geetnerd@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Thanks for the info. I’ll try again. 👍

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