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This is the same Louis Rossman who is part of the FUTO organization. FUTO makes GrayJay and other tools, and funds Graphene, the FSF, VLC, and Right to Repair stuff.
Louis isn't some Rob Braxman type.
He's established in his field as a pretty technically competent public advocate for consumer rights.
Grayjay is not libre. I call BS on his credibility. You shouldn't blindly follow influencers.
Yeah, but now you're just trolling.
You are just following
Always.
The source code is right here. It's free and open source.
Am I missing something here? FUTO appears to do tons of good work so I'm not exactly sure what one non-"Libre" piece of free, open source software does to discredit them, or him.
Its not, check the license. It is a massive liability if you look at the code. They could claim that you are stealing.
This reads as extremely petty.
He's part of an organization that also made an app that also has a license that isn't totally perfect, therefore all his other advocacy is inherently wrong?
Cancel Louis Rossman first, and then we can reassess whether his comments here are also incorrect.
ETA: I found this article that lays out the issues about GrayJay and its license. It doesn't deem the app, nor anyone associated with it, particularly cancel-worthy either.