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Do you guys not have a problem with Stremio not being completely open source? It seems like it is proprietary, yet I would argue that it is currently the best way to stream movies and tv shows if you know which add-ons to use.

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[-] autonomoususer@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

'Open source' misses the point of libre software.

[-] warmaster@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

Why is it the best way? I haven't tried it.

[-] TachyonTele@piefed.social 8 points 1 day ago

It's extremely easy and convenient to use. And it has pretty much everything.

[-] upstroke4448@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Its a very popular way to access pirated material via debrid services.

Its not really anything special outside of that use case, which really doesn't have anything to do with privacy.

[-] sadkiteman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 day ago

Anything that is closed source I'm concerned of for my own privacy

[-] upstroke4448@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

What part of it isn't FOSS? Isn't the source available on github?

I would be much more concerned with the sources users attach to it, such as real debrid, then I am with Stremio. Not that I would connect any sort of PII to either.

[-] beyond@linkage.ds8.zone 1 points 7 hours ago

Note that "source available on github" doesn't necessarily mean it's free software. You have to look at the license to make sure.

That said I believe Stremio's repos are licensed freely (the web app looks like it's GPLv2), but as OP noted their application(s) are proprietary.

[-] sadkiteman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago

The actual desktop application isn't FOSS. The Web UI is though

[-] terpenefein@lemy.lol 7 points 1 day ago

With the advent of https://community-scripts.github.io/ProxmoxVE/

Never has it been more easier to set up your own media server with Jellyfin, Emby or Plex and stream your content that way.

[-] sadkiteman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 day ago

Plex isn't open source either

[-] paf@jlai.lu 12 points 1 day ago

Emby was but not anymore (for a few years). Only jellyfin is open source

[-] slackness@lemmy.ml 2 points 18 hours ago

Yeah Jellyfin was forked from Emby's last open release IIRC.

this post was submitted on 17 Jun 2025

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