Post AYq9ABSexyWdxcAAMK by doctormo@fosstodon.org
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 (DIR) Post #AYp9q44uc1IK4D48B6 by bragefuglseth@fosstodon.org
       2023-08-17T13:15:00Z
       
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       Things that are not «features» of an app:- The license- The technologies it uses- The fact that it’s simple- The application it’s an alternative toYour app should be compelling on its own. What makes it worth using? How can it help people? Highlight those things instead!
       
 (DIR) Post #AYp9q5qo1RCPZ2TtT6 by bragefuglseth@fosstodon.org
       2023-08-17T13:21:16Z
       
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       Like, come on, folks, you can do better than this 😛
       
 (DIR) Post #AYq96DqEAvD0BTIVwO by doctormo@fosstodon.org
       2023-08-17T16:27:15Z
       
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       @bragefuglseth I wouldn't advertise the licence per say, but that it is foss is important politics and refusing to communicate to users is an admission that software politics don't matter to your project. Part of the project is always going to be explaining patiently and persistently why foss is important to a public that doesn't care yet.
       
 (DIR) Post #AYq9AAhrlx5xcUGnQG by cassidy@mastodon.blaede.family
       2023-08-17T21:16:21Z
       
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       @doctormo @bragefuglseth there is a difference between:• An app store summary (as pictured in the thread)• A README• Project license fields in AppStreamA software license probably makes sense to mention in a README, and any AppStream-using app store will show license information pulled from the appropriate AppStream tags. You don’t need to put it in the summary which is treated like a headline. 😉Nobody is suggesting you *refuse* to communicate anything.
       
 (DIR) Post #AYq9ABSexyWdxcAAMK by doctormo@fosstodon.org
       2023-08-17T22:01:22Z
       
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       @cassidy @bragefuglseth I think you've missed the point I was trying to make.Though now you bring it up. Why are app stores showing the specific license. That seems a bit too specific for user focused UI.
       
 (DIR) Post #AYq9ACKtiJuWfpXTto by downey@floss.social
       2023-08-17T22:08:07Z
       
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       @doctormo But those users are the other party of the license, i.e., the agreement is between the developer(s) and the software's users.https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html#four-freedomsIn a modern technocentric society, it's very important for people to understand the terms of their use of software that mediates their daily life.(That said, I'm a big advocate for plain-language explanation of license terms!)@cassidy @bragefuglseth
       
 (DIR) Post #AYq9Ap1PsgV6ehiyRs by doctormo@fosstodon.org
       2023-08-17T22:10:30Z
       
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       @downey @cassidy @bragefuglseth 🤔  Did you know that Free Software licenses are not end user license agreements?IANAL but you're not bound by the free software license until you start distributing it yourself. Copyright licenses apply to copiers, EULAs apply to users. They are different documents.