Samsy@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoIt's so nice to see them all growing, but this is just the truth, sorry.lemmy.mlimagemessage-square97fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down17
arrow-up126arrow-down1imageIt's so nice to see them all growing, but this is just the truth, sorry.lemmy.mlSamsy@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square97fedilink
minus-squareraptir@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoThe point is that with a closed source app your only support for that statement is trust in the developer, while if it was open source we would actually be able to confirm that.
minus-squaregodless@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoIf it’s open source, the developer can’t monetize it. Everyone will just be able to remove ads and compile it from scratch. FOSS is all fine and dandy, unless being a developer for a popular service (or app) is your sole source of income.
The point is that with a closed source app your only support for that statement is trust in the developer, while if it was open source we would actually be able to confirm that.
If it’s open source, the developer can’t monetize it. Everyone will just be able to remove ads and compile it from scratch.
FOSS is all fine and dandy, unless being a developer for a popular service (or app) is your sole source of income.