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And fuck Linus Tech Tips for intentionally keeping quiet about this after they found out.

    • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
      253·
      5 days ago

      Linux is neither an online service, nor a business at all.

    • Fubarberry@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      231·
      5 days ago

      Yeah, I feel like that’s usually a very accurate saying, but it doesn’t really work with a lot of open source projects.

      I hate that you’re getting downvoted by so many people who don’t realize you’re pointing out an exception to the rule, and instead think you have some fundamental misunderstanding about how Linux works.

      • snooggums@lemmy.worldEnglish
        221·
        5 days ago

        They are getting downvoted for misconstruing something that is clearly a rule about profit making services and applying it to crowd sourced non-profit open source projects.

        Truly open source projects don’t have suckers.

        • Fubarberry@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          12·
          5 days ago

          misconstruing something that is clearly a rule about profit making services

          To be honest I don’t think that’s clear at all, it feels like it’s more a rule about being skeptical of free stuff online. And many for profit companies have open source projects that can be used safely even though the source is a for-profit.

      • tabular@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        5 days ago

        It’s difficult for others to take advantage of you when you can learn what the software actually does and have it modified to work another way.

        Linux (for the most part) is open source but I’d argue the inclusion of any proprietary software/firmware/drivers means something ultimately isn’t.

      • otp@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        5·
        5 days ago

        I think the issue was with the original commenter’s phrasing. Facebook looks like a product. But the commenter meant “How the product is being funded”.

        Of course, it gets hard when there’s multiple sources of revenue. You used to be able to spot ads and come to the conclusion that that was everything. Now an ad is just the tip of the iceberg.

    • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      5·
      5 days ago

      I mean, yes?

      The key difference is linux wants you to help make it better. Something like Honey steals your data, and steals money from others, and then wants you to make it better.

    • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
      95·
      5 days ago

      Except Linux has proper legal underpinnings that anyone with a few brain cells can verify.

      You can compile your own code too

      Hence why people always say do your diligence