Exciting news for who? Only the site owner is excited that a free resource now requires a subscription

“Yay! Now I have to pay another subscription! I’m so excited! Let’s celebrate with them!” - nobody

  • Tag365@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Why is it called “OpenSubtitles” if you have to pay for it to use it in any capacity?

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      1 year ago

      It’s “Open” in the same way that OpenAI is “Open”.

      “Open” ≠ “Open Source” or “Open Access”. It’s more like: “Open for Business”.