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[OUTDATED POST] Floorp, a Firefox Fork with an awful name, has moved some components inside a private submodule. (github.com)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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Update: They just open-sourced it https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp-private-components

cross-posted from: https://kbin.melroy.org/m/foss@beehaw.org/t/170330

See also https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/floorp-going-closed-source/52783

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[-] beyond@linkage.ds8.zone 6 points 8 months ago

The "open sourced" private components repo is under a fauxpen source (non-commercial) license. Floorp is still proprietary.

[-] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 8 months ago

Not proprietary, but source-available.

[-] beyond@linkage.ds8.zone 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

source-available.

Ergo, proprietary.

edit: my prior comment on the difference between fauxpen source and true free software licenses. It's not just theoretical or "purist"

[-] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 8 months ago

Ok sure, but most people associate proprietary with closed-source. What's wrong with just saying source-available (instead of open-source)? Calling this proprietary just leads to confusion.

[-] Spore@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago

Because it gives the wrong impression that it is not proprietary, just like how you are making this exact mistake.

[-] beyond@linkage.ds8.zone 2 points 8 months ago

Because it's not really about the "availability" of source code, but more about what you can actually do with the source code. If you don't have the four freedoms it's not free software.