You should really make that github readme actually say useful things, like what it is and what it does. Maybe something about how it does things.
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What are these apps for? I always see tons of "IPTV" apps floating around but what do you connect them to?
Stealing my name for tv app isn't cool /s. But why does it cost money? To me that opposite of open source.
it's free, just paid on the play store as a donation/support for the app. It's also to help me manage all the store front listings. I need to pay bills and survive too 😅
You can download it directly from Github for free. $3.49 for what appears to be a solid app is not unreasonable.
Open source has never meant "free". It's commonly associated because you can build it yourself for free, but you also have the option to buy a prebuilt package directly from the dev.
Open source has never meant "free"
You're speaking of "source available". There is absolutely a difference between source available and open source. In this case, no license is mentioned on the github at all. Combined with the Google play price and I'm pretty damn sure this isn't actually open source.
That's not what that means. Open source/source available only pertains to how the source code is published, it has nothing to do with how the app itself is distrubuted/sold.
Open source distributions are usually free, but don't have to be.
Open source code may be copied in part or in full, source available generally may not.
Similarly, just because an app is closed source doesn't mean it can't be free.
Does the GPL allow me to sell copies of the program for money?
Yes, the GPL allows everyone to do this. The right to sell copies is part of the definition of free software. Except in one special situation, there is no limit on what price you can charge.
https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#DoesTheGPLAllowMoney
There are open source licences that say you can't charge money for any project which use said licenced code, but that's not the case with the (A)GPL licence used here.
Open source/source available only pertains to how the source code is published, it has nothing to do with how the app itself is distrubuted/sold.
Yes, exactly. OP has given no license for his app source code, despite posting it on github. Open source is a gift to public; saying that anyone is open to use and redistribute it however they want.
OP has not given that permission, so the label of 'open source' is premature, and possibly misleading.
OP has given no license for his app source code, despite posting it on github.
Putting the license on the github repo, by definition, is licensing the code as such. Specifically, OP is using AGPL 3.0.
What exactly are you trying to achieve? What is your actual argument?
Can you upload the apk on fdroid as well for easy install Obtanium had a lot of options and gives me option fatigue I don't really like to use it Also I trust fdroid
thank you for all of the hard work. really appreciate the new fetch speed on the android app
I love Fred TV! Simple, looks nice, VERY easy to use, installs on every linux distro I've run.
For those who don't know this was formerly Open Tv. Quite literally the best out there.
This is fantastic! Loaded on my konstakang android tv box, loaded the m3u playlist below and countless options
Just as a quick test clicked Pluto TV cult films and works fantastic.
Of course, will now need find and favirites will take time, but huuuuge for me as I refuse pay any streaming services
Nice easy GUI, thank you!
Dumb question, but my Samsung TV runs Tizen OS, and not Android. I would need an android streaming device to use your app rather than installing it on my TV somehow, right?
You might not need to purchase anything more because I will be working on porting this to Tizen and WebOS
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