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PhotoPrism is under AGPL, how is that not fully open source? https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/blob/develop/LICENSE https://github.com/photoprism/photop

PhotoPrism is under AGPL, how is that not fully open source? https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/blob/develop/LICENSE https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/blob/develop/LICENS... https://opensource.org/license/agpl-v3/ https://opensource.org/license/agpl-v3/

guptarohit 3y ago
I believe OP meant some features of PhotoPrism is paid.
- kaashif 3y ago
  Maybe that's what they meant. If so, they are confused about what open source means. Selling open source or free software is fine. https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.en.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.en.html
  - the_common_man 3y ago
    So all their features are open-source?
    - imtemplain 3y ago
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    - fl0id 3y ago
      yes. there's at least 2 different ios apps, and one of those might not be (from another dev)
cvwright 3y ago
AFAIK PhotoPrism itself is open source, but the PhotoSync tool that they suggest for syncing your photos to it is not.
- donpdonp 3y ago
  for those looking for an open source way to sync photos, syncthing has an android app that works well. While it is 'always running' on my android phone, I love how as soon as I arrive home it connects to wifi and moves any new photos to my home linux box (which is also running syncthing).
giamma 3y ago
It is fully opensource, the opensource code contains also the logic to verify a serial key that you will be given if you purchase the license and if verification succeeds the code will enable the extra features. As such you could fork it, tweak the code around the license verification to always return TRUE or whatever, and you would be running a "pro version" of the software. The developer simply trusts that people who like the software will purchase a license, or the fact that the majority of people out there are not programmers and would not be able to rebuild the software for themselves. Besides, the product is also offered as a SaaS.

guptarohit 3y ago

I believe OP meant some features of PhotoPrism is paid.

kaashif 3y ago
Maybe that's what they meant. If so, they are confused about what open source means. Selling open source or free software is fine. https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.en.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.en.html
- the_common_man 3y ago
  So all their features are open-source?
  - imtemplain 3y ago
    [dead]
  - fl0id 3y ago
    yes. there's at least 2 different ios apps, and one of those might not be (from another dev)

cvwright 3y ago

AFAIK PhotoPrism itself is open source, but the PhotoSync tool that they suggest for syncing your photos to it is not.

donpdonp 3y ago
for those looking for an open source way to sync photos, syncthing has an android app that works well. While it is 'always running' on my android phone, I love how as soon as I arrive home it connects to wifi and moves any new photos to my home linux box (which is also running syncthing).

giamma 3y ago

It is fully opensource, the opensource code contains also the logic to verify a serial key that you will be given if you purchase the license and if verification succeeds the code will enable the extra features. As such you could fork it, tweak the code around the license verification to always return TRUE or whatever, and you would be running a "pro version" of the software. The developer simply trusts that people who like the software will purchase a license, or the fact that the majority of people out there are not programmers and would not be able to rebuild the software for themselves. Besides, the product is also offered as a SaaS.