Does it bypass the age restrictions on non-account watching? I use mostly newpipe for youtube but sometimes still hit the "you have to be 18+ to watch this video now log in you little bitch" blocker.
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Is it foss?
In the FAQ
Can I see the source code?
Yes, we have a gitlab repository here: Grayjay Gitlab Repository
You can see the code, but nobody can participate, so not really foss, right?
This have never been a requirement to be a free software, as you can just fork it.
However it doesn't have a free licence https://gitlab.futo.org/videostreaming/grayjay/-/blob/master/LICENSE.md
So yes, it's not FOSS, it's open code.
If someone is saying "I'll use Youtube because this alternative doesn't check every single box on my list" is letting perfect be the enemy of good.
I would encourage you to look a bit further. I typed "grayjay github" and right there are merged pull requests. There is also a CONTRIBUTION.md.
There's also some third party extensions, catalogued at https://grayjay-sources.github.io/
Worst part of Grayjay imo is polycentric - as it is implemented, it's centralization with more steps.
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