You can view part of the source code, outdated. They leave out the source of some UI features iirc. So you cant verify that the binary you installed was actually made from that source code (because, again, they only publish part of the source code).
Open source typically means that the code is public and comes with extensive freedoms to use, modify, and distribute (the degree to which these are allowed is governed by the software license).
Source available, on the other hand, generally means that the code is publicly available for review but is otherwise proprietary and/or restricts the freedoms that an open source project provides.
The differences are more nuanced than the above summary might suggest, as they come from different philosophies on what open source should mean and how people should be able to interact with and use open source projects.
But why should i use proprietary software in the first place, when a perfectly fine free alternative exists?
I like to suck cock of corporations that spy and profit from my data?
IIRC it’s not exactly open source, but you can still view the source code.
You can view part of the source code, outdated. They leave out the source of some UI features iirc. So you cant verify that the binary you installed was actually made from that source code (because, again, they only publish part of the source code).
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Because there are a lot of people who are way smarter than me who will verify it, and then sound the alarm when they find something.
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Recompiling doesnt really take much human effort. Its an easy verification
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Verification is a group effort, which has value in building trust in software and its devs. If i do it by myself or not is not that important.
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I’m confused what the differentiation is. Ipen source means the code is open to be viewed
Open source typically means that the code is public and comes with extensive freedoms to use, modify, and distribute (the degree to which these are allowed is governed by the software license).
Source available, on the other hand, generally means that the code is publicly available for review but is otherwise proprietary and/or restricts the freedoms that an open source project provides.
The differences are more nuanced than the above summary might suggest, as they come from different philosophies on what open source should mean and how people should be able to interact with and use open source projects.
thank you for doing the work
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