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Today FUTO released an application called Grayjay for Android-based mobile phones. Louis Rossmann introduced the application in a video (YouTube link). Grayjay as an application is very promising, but there is one point I take issue with: Grayjay is not an Open Source application. In the video Louis explains his reason behind the custom license, and while I do agree with his reason, I strong disagree with his method. In this post I will explain what Open Source means, how Grayjay does not meet the criteria, why this is an issue, and how it can be solved.

  • rglullis@communick.newsOPEnglish
    0·
    1 year ago

    This person literally IS trying to just be able to start charging money for someone else’s code.

    That happens all the time, never has been a problem, and it should not ever be.

    • t3rmit3@beehaw.org
      1·
      1 year ago

      “People steal the profits from others’ labor all the time, that’s normal and good.” - You

        • t3rmit3@beehaw.org
          1·
          1 year ago

          It’s not an open-shut answer. Ubuntu is Open Source, but they also have clauses requiring certain changes you must make to remove trademarked branding before you can distribute or sell it commercially, much like the clauses the author is talking about. There are tons of discussions about the specifics of what qualifies as FOSS.

          • cacheson@kbin.social
            1·
            1 year ago

            That’d be covered by #4:

            The license may require derived works to carry a different name or version number from the original software.