Show HN: I built the fastest RSS reader in Zig

Re:Show HN: I built the fastest RSS reader in Zig by ekjhgkejhgk on Wednesday December 17, 2025 @03:33AM (#46299550)

Explain what you mean by "objectively better"? Your response makes it sound like you don't know the difference and are doing it because everybody else does it. It also makes it sounds like you don't understand the difference between open source software and free software. Both are free licenses, open source is just one part of it.

The main difference is that GPL3 is a copyleft license, whereas MIT is not. Meaning that legally there is nothing in the license preventing a company from taking your code and using it for their purposes without having to contribute to improve the code.

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Re:Show HN: I built the fastest RSS reader in Zig by superstarryeyes on Wednesday December 17, 2025 @03:42AM (#46299613)

i know the difference. i use gpl3 in my other project lue for example. i meant objectively better for the open source community. the spread of new ideas benefits from the mit license because the ideas in the code can travel farther.

the reason i picked mit is because rss is in a rough spot right now. the tech isn't mainstream, and big companies are trying to squash it since it doesn't drive engagement like the infinite scroll. anything that helps rss move forward is a win, and the mit license makes that easier.

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Re:Show HN: I built the fastest RSS reader in Zig by ekjhgkejhgk on Wednesday December 17, 2025 @05:48AM (#46300444)

Ok thank you for explaining.

> the reason i picked mit is because rss is in a rough spot right now.

I don't think another client is the solution, just saying. There's about three billion of them out there (though I don't dispute that yours might have something unique).

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