airglow

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why Mark Zuckerberg wants to redefine open source so badly⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s incorrect. GPL licenses are open source.

  The GPL does not restrict anyone from selling GPL-licensed software as a component of an aggregate software distribution.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why Mark Zuckerberg wants to redefine open source so badly⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Software licenses that “discriminate against any person or group of persons” or “restrict anyone from making use of the program in a specific field of endeavor” are not open source. Llama’s license doesn’t just restrict Llama from being used by companies with “700 million monthly active users”, it also restricts Llama from being used to “create, train, fine tune, or otherwise improve an AI model” or being used for military use (although Meta made an exception for the US military). Therefore, Llama is not open source.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why Mark Zuckerberg wants to redefine open source so badly⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If you are referring to licenses that prohibit commercial use or prevent certain types of users from using the software, those licenses are not open source because they “discriminate against any person or group of persons”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Maps shortcut leaves Bihar family stranded in Karnataka's dense jungle⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  MapQuest uses OpenStreetMap data, so that may actually be true for areas where Google Maps has poor coverage.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Fennec Android browser is currently behind on Firefox security updates, deemed unsafe by F-droid⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Mull has defaults that improve privacy at the cost of performance and compatibility. They maintain a list of changes that you can reverse through about:config. If Mull seems slow for you, consider re-enabling the JavaScript JIT.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨X's controversial changes to blocking and AI training saw half a million users leave for rival Bluesky in just a single day⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Tusky has been working very well for me on Android. There’s also Ice Cubes for iOS. Both are free and open source.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UBO Lite Pulled from Firefox Store by developer⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Any details on that? The full uBlock Origin works well on mobile and I don’t see how a lite version with reduced blocking effectiveness could be more useful.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GrapheneOS now officially supports Pixel 9, 9 Pro, and 9 Pro XL | GrapheneOS is a private, secure mobile operating system with Android app compatibility, developed as a non-profit open source project⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I was responding to a comment that claimed “he isn’t on the project since last year”. Based on his activity on social media, he is clearly still in the project.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GrapheneOS now officially supports Pixel 9, 9 Pro, and 9 Pro XL | GrapheneOS is a private, secure mobile operating system with Android app compatibility, developed as a non-profit open source project⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s dubious, since the “former” lead developer is still referring to the project with the pronoun “we” on social media.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple Hits a Major Roadblock as EU Targets App Store⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s just the first thing that came to mind. Any product with consumable refills (razor, electric toothbrush, water filter, etc.) would also work as an example.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple Hits a Major Roadblock as EU Targets App Store⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Let’s say you want to buy a printer from a retailer. The retailer also sells replacement ink cartridges, and so does the printer manufacturer. The manufacturer prefers that you buy the ink cartridges directly from them, because their margins are higher when they don’t have to pay the retailer a cut.

  To encourage customers to buy the cartridges directly from them, the manufacturer provides a link or QR code to their online ink cartridge store on the product box, printer manual, and another paper insert inside the box. The manufacturer might offer more competitive pricing than the retailer or some other enticement, like a coupon.

  However, the retailer implements an anti-steering rule, preventing the printer manufacturer from providing a link or QR code to their online ink cartridge store on the product packaging, printer manual, or anything inside the box. This is the equivalent of what Apple is doing to apps in their App Store: preventing developers from disclosing that users can purchase subscriptions or other app-related digital goods on the developer’s website.