misk@sopuli.xyz to Opensource@programming.dev · 15 hours agoThe developer of Rogue Legacy has officially released its source code 'in the pursuit of sharing knowledge'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1237arrow-down12cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.worksbrainworms@lemm.ee
arrow-up1235arrow-down1external-linkThe developer of Rogue Legacy has officially released its source code 'in the pursuit of sharing knowledge'www.pcgamer.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Opensource@programming.dev · 15 hours agomessage-square36fedilinkcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.worksbrainworms@lemm.ee
minus-squareTootSweet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down3·11 hours agoAnyone who disagrees ought to go get their own term rather than appropriating “Open Source” and/or “Free Software”. I’ve heard “source available” used.
minus-squaremisk@sopuli.xyzOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-25 hours agoNobody owns this term so who’s appropriating?
minus-squareKacarott@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·5 hours ago“free software” very clearly means some software you can use for free (which this isn’t), but “open source” very clearly means openly accessible source code, which this is.
Anyone who disagrees ought to go get their own term rather than appropriating “Open Source” and/or “Free Software”.
I’ve heard “source available” used.
Nobody owns this term so who’s appropriating?
“free software” very clearly means some software you can use for free (which this isn’t), but “open source” very clearly means openly accessible source code, which this is.