Oh that is a SHAME.

DuckStation is such a wonderful piece of software too. :(

Thank you!

Thanks.

I…can’t tell if you’re serious or making a joke. Lol.

There’s another comment that mentioned a landlord that was published exactly 30 seconds before yours. :P

^{(Please keep in mind that I’m just teasing you. Obviously, there’s no way you could have known.)}

What is “big iron”?

• “Because Proton are not accepting contributions, they own all the copyright, so can make the code closed source again if they want to (that wouldn’t affect the already released versions, but future versions)”

They can’t do that actually. They can close the source, yes, but if they do they can’t then release the new closed-source version to the public.

From the GPL FAQ page:

Does the GPL require that source code of modified versions be posted to the public?

The GPL does not require you to release your modified version, or any part of it. You are free to make modifications and use them privately, without ever releasing them. This applies to organizations (including companies), too; an organization can make a modified version and use it internally without ever releasing it outside the organization.

But if you release the modified version to the public in some way, the GPL requires you to make the modified source code available to the program’s users, under the GPL. [Emboldened by me.]

Alternatively:

Can the developer of a program who distributed it under the GPL later license it to another party for exclusive use?

No, because the public already has the right to use the program under the GPL, and this right cannot be withdrawn.

• “They could likely take down any derivative on iOS, since Apple will always take instruction from the copyright holder, for GPL’d code”

Does the license prohibit this? Definitely. Could they get away with it? Probably. Though I’m uncertain Proton would go that far. I mean, if they wanted to prevent forks, they wouldn’t have released the source, let alone with the GPL3 license, which requires the right to make modifications (as that’s one of the Four Freedoms).

• “Since the builds are not reproducible, there’s no guarantee that the binaries they distribute are built from the source code”

Technically true, I suppose, though again why they would do that is beyond me. If they didn’t want forks, they likely wouldn’t have allowed forks.

Again, this is all assuming I’m understanding the GPL FAQ page correctly. If I’m wrong, I would welcome someone smarter than me to correct me. :)

Well yeah. I mean, computers back then weren’t just spyware in a Scooby Doo mask.

That’s how I see it, too.

First make it so you can eat. Then you can deal with any privacy holes you need to fill.

I wonder how these people sleep at night

With stacks of hundreds under the pillow.

Ah, that makes sense. That link was very enlightening. Thank you!

(On a side-note, I felt absolutely flashbanged by the sheer light mode of that page. Jesus Christ on a motorbike…)

Can confirm. Some of these comments do not explain anything, and are about software I’ve never heard of. And I love to learn about new programs!

Is the autocorrect any better than Heliboard?

I also haven’t. What is it?

HELL. NO.

There is a reason I don’t go on Mastodon (or on Twitter, for that matter).

How is it that no matter what the damn topic is, Linus always seems to be the most level-headed in the room? I really admire him for that…

Edit: Lol, Linus, not Linux. Linus. xD

Kind of seems like punishing a person for doing what you do.

Yeah, that’s the Olympian gods for ya.

There’s a reason almost all of Greek mythology can be summed up in only eight words:

“Unfortunately, Zeus was feeling rather horny that day.”

May the gigabits be plentiful and lag-free this year! Amen!

I’m not even that interested in kitchenware (mostly) and I still enjoyed that video! Just goes to show how great he is. Hehe.

A bit better-quality version, found via TinEye. :3