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Why? If I listed an app on the google play store but intentionally limited it from working when installed by alternative means (eg someone relisting it on an alternative app store without my permission) would that be problematic? Why is this different?

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int_19h 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Because interoperability is good, and things that actively hamper it are therefore bad.

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flufluflufluffy 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

People want to be given everything for free, to be able to put the absolute least amount of effort into the code they write, in the name of “open source.”

	▲	gradientsrneat an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		True! Open source = free stuff for a lot of people. This is why corporations like Microsoft encourage open source - so they can profit off of other programmer's hard work, without giving anything in return in most cases, and in rare cases giving a small donation. So, it goes both ways. But open source nevertheless contributes to the commons when done well. Compare and contrast: Free software.
	▲	int_19h 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I would be fine with it if Microsoft didn't constantly prattle about how VSCode is "open source" all the time without mentioning all those gotchas.