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fancyfinn9
@fancyfinn9.github.io

@openvibe.social I don't know what you did, but the last update was EPIC. Custom emojis for Mastodon? Check. Great video support? Check. Somehow reduced the timeline load time on my potato phone from 3 minutes to 5 seconds? Check! Best Fediverse client, hands down. (Well, if only it was FOSS... 😁)

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Jiri R.
@jirirbr.bsky.social

They shouldn’t make it FOSS. It is their intellectual property, they work hard for it and there should be no reason why they shouldn’t be able to monetize it when the time comes. Stop trying to get people to work for free.

fancyfinn9
@fancyfinn9.github.io

Making it FOSS doesn't mean they can't monetize it. Neither does it void or remove their intellectual property in any shape or form (yk licenses?). I joked about it / suggested it because I myself am a FOSS developer, and I think it would be awesome if anyone could contribute to this great app :)

fancyfinn9
@fancyfinn9.github.io

Good point 👍 But they could still monetize or make money from the app if they wanted to, there are companies out there who have done that But in the end, it's not for us to decide if openvibe want to monetize it ;)

Ruby
@rubyroks.bsky.social

FOSS doesn't mean it'd be non-profit. Many companies make bank on open source software thanks to donations and corporate sponsorship. Also the app is already monetarily free, so 🤷🏻‍♀️