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Thunderbird Launches Open-Source Premium Webmail Service (cyberinsider.com)

submitted 10 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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[–] autonomoususer@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

'Open source', a phrase deliberately engineered with several different meanings, is very effective at scamming us out of libre software.

A service cannot have a software license. It is a service, not software. We are not bound by a software license when someone else runs their software on their device.

[–] the_wiz@feddit.org 8 points 10 months ago (3 children)

There is a nice writeup on this by the GNU people:

[–] Asetru@feddit.org 9 points 10 months ago

If you leave the cornered brackets empty, some clients (like mine) won't show the link at all:

[–] drspod@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago

Your link doesn't display. My client treats it as an image URL.

Here:

https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.en.html

[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Did you really use the "insert link" option to put a link in your comment?

Just paste the link directly into the text body.

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] autonomoususer@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yes, correct, and the title does not say AGPL or libre software. 'Open source service' is a nonsense.

[–] viking@infosec.pub 6 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Did anyone receive their invitation code yet? I registered a week ago or so when they first announced it, but so far, nothing.

[–] MajorSauce@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

Same boat as you