Gregory's Server@jannem @ThePlant first of all, there is a difference from open source and free software, where the free is the one of freedom. Second, putting blocks on a Mastodon server to keep out evil companies and their monetization of hate speech will not make the fediverse less open, just like putting antispam blocks on Postfix mail server to keep out evil companies and their monetization of spam will not make the internet less open. It's so open that you can stop antispam filters and federate with Meta.
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@jannem @ThePlant the GPL cannot be compared to Activitypub because if you are using GPL code you are forced to release any modification with the same freedom, while Activitypub doesn't oblige companies using it to disclose malicious proprietary code for harvesting metadata, filtering contents and monetizing hate speech. My conclusion is that we should not support companies that made the world a worse place, but you are free to come to the opposite conclusion, we're in the Fediverse after all 🙂 |
@gubi @ThePlant
I assure you, the GPL is endemic in all those areas as well, usually completely legally. FSF chose to not allow usage restrictions for good reason.
You disagree with me. That is fine. Reasonable, well informed people disagree with each other all the time. I understand and sympathize with your standpoint even if I don't agree with the conclusion.