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Grayjay: A new app that merges different video platforms into one (www.youtube.com)
submitted 2 years ago by SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Website with more details: https://grayjay.app/

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[–] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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https://piped.video/watch?v=5DePDzfyWkw

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[–] Usernameblankface@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

I'm intrigued, but this seems like the perfect spot to put malware.

Edit: Ok, so this comment I've replied to is a link to a video, not a link to download an app or extension like I thought it was.

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Its open ~~source~~ code and Louis Rossman has a big following. If it ever gets anything malicious put in it the world will know quickly.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It isn't open source, the licence violates point six of the open source definition

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 years ago

it's open source, just not Open Source

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It is open source. And it is free as in beer. It's not free as in speech though. But I understand his reasons and they are justifiable IMO given the android ecosystem.

[–] InfiniWheel@lemmy.one 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

From my limited understanding, open source means a very specific thing. So this is just "source available".

[–] Herowyn@jlai.lu 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah "Open source" can be many things and the definition is often misused. I would say it's FOSS without being FLOSS. As you say "source available".

[–] Usernameblankface@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Are we talking about Grayjay from the video or the link in the comment I replied to?

[–] lemann@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago

The license chosen expressly allows him to release the dogs on anyone who modifies the app for the purposes of malware distribution

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

it's open source. feel free to check and compile it yourself.

In fact, Louis adresses the malware problem in the video

[–] Usernameblankface@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I'm not asking about the video, it looks legit. I'm wondering about the comment with a link that I replied to.

[–] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The app is open source. Rossman even tells you to check yourself

[–] Usernameblankface@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

That would help if I had any idea what I'm doing with code.

I just know I see a comment with a link to something different from what's in the video posted above, and I'm not sure about clicking that link in the comment.