Helix 🧬@feddit.deB to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 3 years agoStreamlink – a command-line utility which pipes video streams from various services into a video playerstreamlink.github.ioexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down11
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-linkStreamlink – a command-line utility which pipes video streams from various services into a video playerstreamlink.github.ioHelix 🧬@feddit.deB to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 3 years agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squareHelix 🧬@feddit.deOPBlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoWhy is that a problem? How does software hosted on github differ from software hosted elsewhere?
minus-squareEphera@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-23 years agoPersonally, it’s to some degree idealistic – I care less to support software when it supports Microsoft – but to some degree also a matter of privacy: Don’t want to go through Microsoft’s tracking every time I read up on that software. Not going to create an account there, so can’t file bug reports. If I want to tweak some of the code, I can’t contribute that.
Why is that a problem? How does software hosted on github differ from software hosted elsewhere?
Personally, it’s to some degree idealistic – I care less to support software when it supports Microsoft – but to some degree also a matter of privacy: