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HashiCorp changes license from Mozilla Public License 2.0 to Business Source License 1.1 on their products

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  • You can still view the source code. That’s what open source is.

    No, it's not. It only counts if it provides the four freedoms listed here:

    • The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose (freedom 0).
    • The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does your computing as you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
    • The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help others (freedom 2).
    • The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others (freedom 3). By doing this you can give the whole community a chance to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a precondition for this.

    And before you say "but that's the definition of 'Free Software', not 'Open Source'," even the latter, misguided as it is, at least still requires freedom 0!

    • HashiCorp changes license from Mozilla Public License 2.0 to Business Source License 1.1 on their products

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  • There is no such thing as "conditionally open source." The license terms you describe are just "not open source."

    If they actually gave a shit about commercial entities contributing back, they should've gone AGPL3. This is just a money grab and yet another example of how permissive licensing isn't good enough and everything should be copyleft.

    • Bots are better than humans at cracking ‘Are you a robot?’ Captcha tests, study finds

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  • Specifically to force all of us to do unpaid labor for Google.

    Where's my fucking paycheck‽

    • As badly described as possible, what is your favorite video game?

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  • Nope, Star Trek Online.

    • Linux Best Practices

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  • It certainly didn't stop Other Linus!

    • As badly described as possible, what is your favorite video game?

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  • The majority of the gameplay is committing war crimes in the name of galactic peace, but the players know the real endgame is space Barbie.

    (It's probably not my favorite game of all time, but it's the MMO I play most often.)

    • As badly described as possible, what is your favorite video game?

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    • Kids' Cartoon From Conservative University Claims That Slavery Was 'No Big Deal'

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  • AFAIK it's a lemmy.ml (the instance) thing, not a lemmy (the software) thing.

    • Linux Best Practices

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  • Trusting official installation instructions from the software developer might be a step or two down from trusting your distro's package maintainers, but it's still several steps up from trusting random advice from a forum or chatroom.

    And with the possible exception of Ken Thompson or Ben Eater, we've all got to trust somebody.

    • Linux Best Practices

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  • WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed. This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing!

    You are about to do something potentially harmful. To continue type in the phrase 'Yes, do as I say!'

    User: gleefully types in the phrase

    • Are there foundations similar to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, but with more international focus?

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    • While technically POSSIBLE, how viable is it to run Adobe apps, especially Premiere and After Effects, on Linux

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  • Dual boot is too inconvenient. Just go Linux cold-turkey and run Windows in a VM if you have to.

    • Now is the last chance to escape from AI driven captology

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    • What is the maximum number of active users on an instance before the financial burden gets too high for the admins?

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  • Why would they stop? That revenue model has been working just fine for Wikipedia for over a decade now.

    • Which sites do you blacklist from your internet searches?

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    • Permanently Deleted

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  • Exactly! That inability to anticipate all possible answers is the reason a textbox is necessary.

    • ABC shuts down official Twitter accounts due to 'toxic interactions'

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  • No, I've got that. Piped links give me a choice of LibreTube or Firefox, while YouTube links give me a choice of those two plus NewPipe and YouTube ReVanced.

    • Good neighborship

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  • WTF do "liberals" have to do with "environmentalists?" Liberals love exporting polluting activities to China in the name of "free trade."

    • ABC shuts down official Twitter accounts due to 'toxic interactions'

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  • Nah, on mobile more of my alternative YouTube frontend apps recognize plain YouTube links than recognize piped.video ones.

    • LimeWire.exe

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  • It wasn't entirely altruistic on Weird Al's part; he was also upset about getting associated with comedy songs that had profane lyrics.