Karna@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-21 day agoFrance Just Created Its Own Open Source Alternative to Microsoft Teams and Zoomitsfoss.comexternal-linkmessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up1739arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: opensource@programming.dev
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minus-squareE_coli42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·22 hours agoIts FOSS (or I guess FLOSS for this case since they are French lol), meaning it doesn’t matter if the people creating the app are “good” or “bad” actors. A “good” actor can always create a fork or host their own instance.
minus-squareslappyfuck@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours agoFLOSS makes more sense than FOSS anyway.
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·13 hours agoFrench people are literally not able to fork it and add e2ee without the government’s permission. France requires government approval for exporting any software with crypto
minus-squareE_coli42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·13 hours agoSource? I see the repo as MIT licensed so I don’t see why forking it and hosting our own instance would be a problem.
Its FOSS (or I guess FLOSS for this case since they are French lol), meaning it doesn’t matter if the people creating the app are “good” or “bad” actors. A “good” actor can always create a fork or host their own instance.
FLOSS makes more sense than FOSS anyway.
French people are literally not able to fork it and add e2ee without the government’s permission.
France requires government approval for exporting any software with crypto
Source? I see the repo as MIT licensed so I don’t see why forking it and hosting our own instance would be a problem.
Non-french people can, of course.