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Distributing the code is not an issue. It’s keeping development moving when YouTube changes their apis.
Linux kernel is developed[0] nicely without GitHub. All that’s really needed is a mailing list and someone (who doesn’t fear Google or RIAA suing them personally) willing to host the DVCS server. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel#Source_code_manag...
Side Question : Is there a distributed alternative to github ?
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A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master Government comes in many forms but at its core government is a monopoly on the invitation of force. Governments are instituted to use force to compell action or inaction. The laws of a government can be democratic or dictorial but in either case the laws are backed by this threat of force Evil is a subjective value. So for a government to be evil you…
This can be a theoretical argumentation, but I'd still think it is crazy. I'd love have an open source being used to improve the lives of other citizens.
Distributing the code is not an issue. It’s keeping development moving when YouTube changes their apis.
This is also an interesting case for github. youtube-dl is popular enough that this just might annoy enough people to find an alternative way to collaborate on it. Meanwhile github becomes “that platform that might kill you project”
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Open Source is not the same as Free Software and does not say much about the license other than that the source can be viewed. At least that is my understanding.
Your understanding is incorrect. Open Source is an alternative term for Free Software[1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_terms_for_free_sof...
[1] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point....
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Ok, I believe it is a joke, but I find really weird to see the government, a collective social construction, as the source of all evil.
A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master Government comes in many forms but at its core government is a monopoly on the invitation of force. Governments are instituted to use force to compell action or inaction. The laws of a government can be democratic or dictorial but in either case the laws are backed by this threat of force Evil is a subjective value. So for a government to be evil you…
Side Question : Is there a distributed alternative to github ?
+1 This is the first thing that came to mind. Like a torrent swarm of the repo where people can still make commits and pull requests so that development can continue.
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Your understanding is incorrect. Open Source is an alternative term for Free Software[1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_terms_for_free_sof...
His understanding was correct. Open source is not the same [1]. It might be an alternative but it is not the same as free software. [1] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point....
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Do you really want to live in a world where software is politicized to the point that FOSS devs are maintaining shit-lists of undesirables barred from using basic tools? It won't end well, and the adverse effects will disproportionately impact people without power, not the large companies you have in mind.
Yeah, I guess it can be abused easily, but again... how can we as code monkeys fight these power hungry practices that keep dragging us backward ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Open Source is not the same as Free Software and does not say much about the license other than that the source can be viewed. At least that is my understanding.
Your understanding is correct. Open source means nothing more than you can view the source. It's just typically open source software also comes with a license that allows you to use it free, either with MIT or similar. OSS !== FOSS