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> Does Open Source require the source to be compilable? No, but, the actual code clearly is compilable (because you've compiled it). So this is only part of th

> Does Open Source require the source to be compilable? No, but, the actual code clearly is compilable (because you've compiled it). So this is only part of the code. So it's partially open source. So it shouldn't have a green tick and you shouldn't call it "open source".

alin23 4y ago
Well yes, the full Lunar Pro app is compilable. I'm only open sourcing Lunar Free which is not compilable without some mocks, not even on my own machine. But whatever, since all I've had is attacks and flat out stealing from the "open source community", I'll only release closed source binaries from now on so that I'm staying away as much as possible from this drama. I'm not gaining anything from calling it "open source", it's just what regular people understand easier than "source available" or "semi-closed source" or however OSS people would like to call it just for the sake of pertaining to an arbitrary Open Source Definition like it's the law. Lunar started as open source until v4 and Lunar v3 is still in the lunar3 branch, as compilable and usable and open as it ever was. I wanted to contribute my knowledge just how I got help from reading and using part of the ddcctl source code. And people did profit from that: all current M1 DDC solutions (MonitorControl, DisplayBuddy, m1ddc and BetterDisplay) are based on my code from the DDC.c and DDC.swift files. I've created competitors for the only business that's keeping me afloat financially, so I'm definitely not liking when people attack even this gesture. I'm probably sounding like an old man shouting at the sky, these words are not a direct reply to your comment anymore so hopefully you won't take it personally.
- forty 4y ago
  Don't worry, I was just providing suggestions to be helpful, not demanding or expecting anything (I don't use Apple products, so I won't be one of your customers no matter whether it's OSS or not) and I'm not taking things personally. Each people have their own reasons to want open source software. Some people like it for knowledge sharing as you mentioned, but other use cases include make it easier to package in Linux distributions (I don't know the Macos equivalent, maybe that one doesn't make sense), or making it possible to customize the software for my own need (and sharing it with the community in case it's helpful for someone else). For those use cases, it's very useful to have enough code to build the software. Maybe you should suggest whoever would be interested to have this to contribute the missing pieces / mock. Anyway, I wish you luck with your business, personally it makes me happy to see people build software independently, OSS or not :)

alin23 4y ago

Well yes, the full Lunar Pro app is compilable. I'm only open sourcing Lunar Free which is not compilable without some mocks, not even on my own machine. But whatever, since all I've had is attacks and flat out stealing from the "open source community", I'll only release closed source binaries from now on so that I'm staying away as much as possible from this drama. I'm not gaining anything from calling it "open source", it's just what regular people understand easier than "source available" or "semi-closed source" or however OSS people would like to call it just for the sake of pertaining to an arbitrary Open Source Definition like it's the law. Lunar started as open source until v4 and Lunar v3 is still in the lunar3 branch, as compilable and usable and open as it ever was. I wanted to contribute my knowledge just how I got help from reading and using part of the ddcctl source code. And people did profit from that: all current M1 DDC solutions (MonitorControl, DisplayBuddy, m1ddc and BetterDisplay) are based on my code from the DDC.c and DDC.swift files. I've created competitors for the only business that's keeping me afloat financially, so I'm definitely not liking when people attack even this gesture. I'm probably sounding like an old man shouting at the sky, these words are not a direct reply to your comment anymore so hopefully you won't take it personally.

forty 4y ago
Don't worry, I was just providing suggestions to be helpful, not demanding or expecting anything (I don't use Apple products, so I won't be one of your customers no matter whether it's OSS or not) and I'm not taking things personally. Each people have their own reasons to want open source software. Some people like it for knowledge sharing as you mentioned, but other use cases include make it easier to package in Linux distributions (I don't know the Macos equivalent, maybe that one doesn't make sense), or making it possible to customize the software for my own need (and sharing it with the community in case it's helpful for someone else). For those use cases, it's very useful to have enough code to build the software. Maybe you should suggest whoever would be interested to have this to contribute the missing pieces / mock. Anyway, I wish you luck with your business, personally it makes me happy to see people build software independently, OSS or not :)