Presenting something as open, when it is not actually open.

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago

in my town the gas station that's been closed for 10 years and is covered in vines still has a open sign on it lol

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago

    Hashicorp has entered the chat

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Ahh, for one moment I was excited seeing an open source washing machine project. Then I opened the post and now I'm sad...

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Unreal engine comes to mind

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Does it tout itself as open?

    I don't have much respect for the software, and even less respect for the useful idiots praising it despite never having used it.

    It's my understanding that it's proprietary software, but you can use it for free and only have to pay if you make money off of a program developed with it.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Your understanding is mostly correct. The code is also visible on GitHub and you can compile it yourself, but that's it. I don't know if it is officially promoted as open source, but I knew a handful of epic evangelists that said that it was.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago*

    Like the corner store forgetting to flip the sign on the door to “closed” after closing.

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