With a custom, very restrictive license. Builds are not reproducible, and code from the project cannot be used elsewhere. For the purposes of security, transparency, and advancing development of (proper) FOSS YouTube clients, Grayjay is effectively closed source.
FUTO are the ones changing the meaning of words. The Open Source Definition has existed for a long time and clearly explains what it means. While Grayjay is “source available”, and that’s good, it definitely is not open source.
Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Grayjay’s source code is viewable by anyone.
deadcade@lemmy.deadca.de 2 weeks ago
With a custom, very restrictive license. Builds are not reproducible, and code from the project cannot be used elsewhere. For the purposes of security, transparency, and advancing development of (proper) FOSS YouTube clients, Grayjay is effectively closed source.
Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Sure, if you change the meaning of words…
mat@linux.community 1 week ago
FUTO are the ones changing the meaning of words. The Open Source Definition has existed for a long time and clearly explains what it means. While Grayjay is “source available”, and that’s good, it definitely is not open source.
Littux@lemmy.world 1 week ago
The correct term is “source available”