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[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 30 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Company: You made this?

Open Source Dev: Yes

Company: ...

Company: I made this.

[–] Darken@reddthat.com 14 points 2 years ago (3 children)

he forgot to commit and push license.txt

[–] CharStar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 years ago

Well, not having any license means that you still retain full copyright for it. (In the US)

[–] Atemu@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Pushes Apache License

FR, I've had this happen to me before (albeit on a WAY smaller scale, though im not sure if it had to do with the absent license)

[–] glukoza@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 2 years ago

Just to clarify, this post is not meant to glorify startups! Startups also have CEO and it’s same as first line in the meme.

This post is meant to start a discussion and to highlight the effects big tech having on FOSS.

It’s aginst big tech not aginst FOSS!

[–] derbis@beehaw.org 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

🫤

Maybe some examples would be in order.

Counterexamples might include Firefox, Blender, and Lemmy.

[–] glukoza@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

firefox is not that clear, they get funding by google for putting google as default search engine thus helping google. We have a problem with FOSS funding

[–] derbis@beehaw.org 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

While that's true I think this meme is far from a fair characterization of that arrangement, given how Mozilla differs so starkly from Google on the direction of the open web. Case in point, their refusal to deprecate manifest v2 for browser extensions.

[–] DroneRights@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Doesn't this meme say big tech tries to control FOSS and can't?

It is the only way they can get as much funding so I would say that it's more than in the clear, firefox is the only escape from google's monopoly on web (chrominum)

[–] glukoza@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago

Maybe some examples would be in order.

I agree on that. I'm looking into writting about FOSS funding with examples and proposing solutions for this issue. Just that takes a long time and a meme is easier.

[–] krimsonbun@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

uploading this to lemmy, are you?

[–] glukoza@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 years ago

Obviously yes

[–] sarmale@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Does that mean that Big tech cant control it or that it does?

[–] glukoza@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago

That it does

[–] ISometimesAdmin@the.coolest.zone 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Hey, I maintain a highly popular (if niche) FOSS library. Where the fuck is my big tech paycheck where they bribe me into integrating with their product?

/s Silly take IMO, relies on cherry-picking popular FOSS projects where you can see "the influence" of big tech, AND then No True Scotsman your way into saying that they're not allowed to participate in the development/influence of FOSS because... checks notes they're the ones funding the project/putting money in front of otherwise unpaid volunteers?

If you end up coming up with a better scheme for things that has the actual practical effect of compensating devs appropriately (yes, that means at current market rates or better) for their work, then please let us know so we can switch to doing that immediately. I will literally do anything you suggest if it would achieve that end.

[–] dannym@lemmy.escapebigtech.info 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

what FOSS library do you maintain?

[–] BoastfulDaedra@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 2 years ago

I have no idea what's going on in this...

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm stupid. What's the squiggly black line in the third frame?

[–] glukoza@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago

that is a whip

[–] janabuggs@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

Lucy, essplain

Well you havent seen my corporation then...