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Why is flathub saying Floorp is proprietary (lemdro.id)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I am very new to linux and all the open source stuff (my first post on lemmy actually) so I don't get how this stuff works but flathub is saying that floorp is proprietary. But after a quick google search it says that floorp is open source licensed under MPL 2.0

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[–] AProfessional 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It’s extremely easy to have a fully featured desktop that is open source software only.

Open hardware is hard though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Open hardware is not something sustainable. Hardware does not enjoy the benefit of open source software.

Open projects inside the 3D printing community might be possible but anything requires heavier R&D would not work.

[–] AProfessional 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I don’t think that’s generally a problem. But modern firmware for some hardware is very complex and would be nice to be open.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Sadly not under the cold war we are having right now.