Comment on Futo updates their website, removing logos, clarifying micro grants

• isthereanydeal@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Pls explain. I cannot see how it is shareware with an AGPL licence behind it and full code published. Or is it just fud ?

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  • Blisterexe@lemmy.zip ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    fud, it’s “shareware” in the sense that there’s a dismissable popup that asks you to pretty please pay 100$, but it’s AGPLv3 and no features are locked behind the paywall.

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    • TootSweet@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Huh. So anyone could maintain a fork or patchset and distribute builds that were feature-for-feature identical to Immich but with no nag screens. Just an interesting thought.

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      • TrumpetX@programming.dev ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        You can already do this with their custom css. I did it for about 5 minutes and then realized paying $99 was the right thing to do. It’s a reasonable ask on their part.

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      • muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        So we need to make a patch then. Not great but fine.

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  • P13@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Sorry, that’s what I grew up calling paid software that was free to use in practice. That effectively how Immich is presented now. There is a button to buy a license which changes to an (optional) supporter badge once purchased.

    For the record, I am very happy with the software and paid for a license. I can see why people are bothered with Futo’s language but I personally can’t complain with how they’ve handled the project itself.

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