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Louis Rossmann is a repair shop owner and a vocal supporter of the Right To Repair movement. He runs a YouTube channel with a variety of content - from board repair videos, to news and updates in the technology space.

His insightful and reasonable opinions on technology and product ownership tend to attract a lot of attention.

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Sorry but I will say this as I see it (lemmy.sdf.org)
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I love Louis and I've been following his videos for a long time. What he does is supremely important to our messed up society.

But here's the thing: for the past few months, I've had the distinct feeling than each of Louis' videos is slightly more unhinged than the previous one.

I mean I'm fully aware Louis' videos are not mainstream, and until recently, I've always felt there was a clear method to the randomness. But lately, it¨s been more randomness than method for me, and it's reached a point where I feel it's doing a disservice to the causes of right to repair and sovereign ownership.

Am I the only one who feels this way?

I really hate to come out saying this, but I really think there's something going on with Louis, and beyond the causes he fights for on our behalf - and goodness knows I'm eternally grateful for what he's achieved - I'm honestly a bit worried for him.

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[–] BorisBoreUs@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

from the apology link above


Source first software will:

* Allow users to see the source code of all of our software. 
* Ensure that you can modify the source code for your own use, and redistribute it. 
*Ensure that our software is not limited to use by a particular organization.
* Demand that any client we release that requires a server, also releases the server 
software under principles as free as the client software.
* Avoid the integration of crypto scams.
* Reject “the customer is the product” as a business model.
* Most crucially however, source first software will not force programmers to let 
others, especially the tech oligopoly, profit from their work for free.

I disagree with your conclusion. It seems they're trying to do something new that addresses some of the issues with developers not being compensated for their work. If you believe that the open source community is healthy and not in need of change, i understand why you might not trust anyone trying to upset such an important foundational part of the software ecosystem. I think they are trying to thread the needle of having accessible open source but in a manner that large companies cant build their fortunes off of, while those that built and maintain key parts of the corps codebase aren't compensated for their efforts.

I don't fault anyone for being weary of outfits using an established term like, 'open source' in a way that doesn't conform to how most of us understand it. I'm glad people complained so Futo had to address it. But I dont feel like they're shady as much as i think think they made a bad call and were made to adjust and clarify their position.