I am sorry if this has been asked before, but when or will it be open sourced. It is the best Lemmy Client i have used yet but i dont like anything being closed source and i read somewhere the dev wants to open source it at some point. Just interested if there is an estimate.
I get the benefits of open source I was just pointing out it’s kind of like TOS documents most people don’t actually read them we just rely on others to do it for us and tell us if it’s okay, I was curious if you were someone who actually understands the code
Which again both of those instances apply to me too, I can’t read code and I def don’t read through terms of service
I don’t code either and I am not that technically minded with any kind of software code
I think the thing with Open Source Software is a system of trust with developers and users … by keeping things out in the open, the developers are basically telling everyone that their work is freely open to be scrutinized by those with the ability to review the work … it also keeps the developers careful as they know that their work can be taken, reproduced, changed, manipulated and repurposed … everyone is taking a risk and basing everything on trust with one another by being Open Source
Otherwise it is closed source and users are not able to decipher what is happening with the software and users are not aware of what is being done or for what reason and users have to trust that the developer is fair minded, moral and trustworthy.
To me Open Source means everyone trusting one another … developers and users trusting each other
Closed Source only allows trust to run one way … the users trusting the developer (which can be a monolithic company … and how much can you trust a company?)