Nonprofit organizations that moderate a website should stay nonprofit, because at least they’re not prone to making crappy business decisions that’ll end up hurting them in the long term.
Elon Musk Offers to Also Ruin Wikipedia
Submitted 1 year ago by Gork@lemm.ee to technology@lemmy.world
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Resol@lemmy.world 1 year ago
catgirl2005@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Is there anything that stops Elon Musk from buying Lemmy or Mastadon? Even if everyone were to migrate over to the Fediverse, what stops these websites from being bought as well?
Zehzin@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You can’t “buy” Lemmy or Mastodo any more than you can buy email or World Wide Web
catgirl2005@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Isn’t Mastadon run by an organization started by Eugen Rochko? Could this organization not be bought? Or does it not make a difference who controls Rochko’s organization? Sorry to ask such basic questions - I find the Fediverse pretty confusing.
jtk@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
That seems exactly like something Elon would try to do, just like the idiot that tried to takeover freenode. I’d love it if the creators of Lemmy and Mastodon were able to swindle some money from him.
Thelaststandn@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I don’t really know the legalitys, but there’s a few things in elons way:
- Whoever has control over Lemmy would have to be willing to sell it, pretty sure Elon couldn’t take over lemmy like he did twitter
- It’s open source, how/can does one even turn something like lemmy closed-source?
- If it was made closed source by Elon, what of the forks that already exist? Can anything be does to threaten their ongoing existence?
I don’t know the answers to 2&3, but I’m pretty sure 1 holds true; Elon can’t buy something if the owner refuses to sell.
JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 year ago
Lemmy cannot be made closed source due to the irrevocable perpetual license and the viral nature of GPL licenses, especially AGPL.
GoosLife@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Why would he pay for something that’s free…?
FangedWyvern42@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Because it’s FOSS. You can’t buy open-source software. You can use it commercially, but you can’t buy it.
Sidyctism@feddit.de 1 year ago
The fact that lemmy and mastodon arent websites, they are collections of connected instances which are managed by individuals and collectives. Elon could set up his own instance, or try to buy all the existing ones, but that wouldnt stop others from setting up new ones as well. The lemmy website is just a link-aggregator, each instance has its own website as well.
RGB@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
it is an updated blog concept.
blazera@kbin.social 1 year ago
Im assuming this is just more effort by him working for Russian interests. Wikipedia being too credible for the war in Ukraine.
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Might as well rename this community “musk”
hal_5700X@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Too late it already ruined itself.
FiftyShadesOfLatte@lemmy.world 1 year ago
…into the ground.
BarrierWithAshes@kbin.social 1 year ago
Sure go for it. There's plenty wrong with Wikipedia already.
Since he's attacking Jimmy Wales how bout he buy and destroy Fandom too?
philpo@feddit.de 1 year ago
Can we please rename Narcissism to Elonissim already?
modifier@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Problem is he’d love that.
philpo@feddit.de 1 year ago
Nah, he would get offended - just like he is now with Wikipedia. And even more offended when other people are named “after him” without his control. And even more when they turn out to be people he hates.
Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Don’t give him any more attention, that’s what he wants.
cheese_greater@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Wikipedia should counter-offer X changes its name to SeX
FakinUpCountryDegen@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Ah, yes. Another intellectually impartial post. lmfao
It’s not possible to make liberal cesspools any worse, so… Things are looking up!
pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 year ago
he ain’t
magnetosphere@kbin.social 1 year ago
Didn’t read the article. Just stopping by to say how much I love this title. Thanks!
Kevin11@lemdro.id 1 year ago
Actually, if it would mean that they’d stop asking me for money every time I use it, I could get behind that
confusedbytheBasics@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Wait… you would get behind ruining Wikipedia just so you wouldn’t have to see fundraising banners when you use it?
1847953620@lemmy.world 1 year ago
it would also mean a massive blow to our wealth of information, which would be replaced by calculated manipulation of it, including spreading falsehoods and promoting whatever political agenda benefits him in particular.
HawlSera@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Honey, Wikipedia was ruined ages ago
Senex@reddthat.com 1 year ago
Musk aint honey. He’s cornsyrup with honey flavoring.
nbafantest@lemmy.world 1 year ago
He might be the person most addicted to social media on the planet
CatradoraSomething@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I mean full support to ruining the internet, its a shit hole anyways
Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
Into the ground maybe.
EvilBit@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The headline actually says “ruin”, not “run” so they’re already on board with you.
canis_majoris@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
He’s already ruined every technology subcommunity by being the only fucking thing people report on.
hiddengoat@kbin.social 1 year ago
Then quit being a whiny dink and get to posting.