• Usernameblankface@lemmy.world
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      I’m intrigued, but this seems like the perfect spot to put malware.

      Edit: Ok, so this comment I’ve replied to is a link to a video, not a link to download an app or extension like I thought it was.

      • 👍Maximum Derek👍
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        Its open source code and Louis Rossman has a big following. If it ever gets anything malicious put in it the world will know quickly.

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            it’s open source, just not Open Source

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            It is open source. And it is free as in beer. It’s not free as in speech though. But I understand his reasons and they are justifiable IMO given the android ecosystem.

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              From my limited understanding, open source means a very specific thing. So this is just “source available”.

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                Yeah “Open source” can be many things and the definition is often misused. I would say it’s FOSS without being FLOSS. As you say “source available”.

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          That would help if I had any idea what I’m doing with code.

          I just know I see a comment with a link to something different from what’s in the video posted above, and I’m not sure about clicking that link in the comment.

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        it’s open source. feel free to check and compile it yourself.

        In fact, Louis adresses the malware problem in the video

        • Usernameblankface@lemmy.world
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          I’m not asking about the video, it looks legit. I’m wondering about the comment with a link that I replied to.