Ironically, Sirius ‘Open Source’ Has Become All About Open Source Magic Pixie Dust(ââ¢) and Is Rarely Releasing Code
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2022-12-18 13:08:32 UTC
- Modified: 2022-12-18 13:08:32 UTC
Summary: Sirius ‘Open Source’ has moved away from Open Source, embracing more and more proprietary software (i.e. replacing "Open Source"), more so in recent years, while failing to release some code as was planned
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