🖕 Fuck PayPal

And fuck Linus Tech Tips for intentionally keeping quiet about this after they found out.

  • Fubarberry@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    221·
    1 day ago

    Yeah, I feel like that’s usually a very accurate saying, but it doesn’t really work with a lot of open source projects.

    I hate that you’re getting downvoted by so many people who don’t realize you’re pointing out an exception to the rule, and instead think you have some fundamental misunderstanding about how Linux works.

    • tabular@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      20 hours ago

      It’s difficult for others to take advantage of you when you can learn what the software actually does and have it modified to work another way.

      Linux (for the most part) is open source but I’d argue the inclusion of any proprietary software/firmware/drivers means something ultimately isn’t.

    • snooggums@lemmy.worldEnglish
      201·
      1 day ago

      They are getting downvoted for misconstruing something that is clearly a rule about profit making services and applying it to crowd sourced non-profit open source projects.

      Truly open source projects don’t have suckers.

      • Fubarberry@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        12·
        1 day ago

        misconstruing something that is clearly a rule about profit making services

        To be honest I don’t think that’s clear at all, it feels like it’s more a rule about being skeptical of free stuff online. And many for profit companies have open source projects that can be used safely even though the source is a for-profit.