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Re:CodeCov is now Open Source by yjftsjthsd-h on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @12:20PM (#36972998)
> Restricting the hosting monopolist's freedom appears to make some people extremely angry.

That's not why anyone is angry. They're angry because it's labeled "Open Source" in the title, and then turns out to be not actually Open Source.

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Re:CodeCov is now Open Source by pydry on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @12:27PM (#36973116)
It's the same thing. Theyre angry because they agree with big tech's gatekeeping of open source.

You may think it's purely an apolitical question of definition but it's about as apolitical as saying "Crimea is part of Russia".

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Re:CodeCov is now Open Source by yjftsjthsd-h on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @12:33PM (#36973207)
No, it literally is not the same thing, and is literally not about big tech at all. It is in fact very simple: Is the thing you're calling Open Source actually Open Source, or is it not? You don't get to change what words mean because you think they should change, or because your business model isn't compatible with their real meaning but you'd really like to use them anyways.
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Re:CodeCov is now Open Source by cxr on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @12:49PM (#36973417)
> It's the same thing.

Let's see how committed you are to that stance: just have them change it to the proposed wording. Should be no problem, since it's the same thing, right?

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