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> A respectable software provider should warn you about this kind of behaviour at install time, and give you the opportunity to opt out They honestly only need
by JumpCrisscross 7mo ago
> A respectable software provider should warn you about this kind of behaviour at install time, and give you the opportunity to opt out
They honestly only need to disclose. Requiring contribution as part of the social contract is perfectly okay—if someone disagrees, they don’t get to use Gas Town.
- LoganDark 7mo agoIf someone disagrees, it takes about 15 minutes to ask an LLM to edit the offending behavior out of the free and open-source software.
- JumpCrisscross 7mo agoSure. Though I’d consider that a dick move if the social contract is to contribute back.
- ohyoutravel 7mo agoThat’s not the social contract. Otherwise more than 0.05% of people would give back to OSS.
- LoganDark 7mo agoLike for like. You can always contribute back with a fork.
- slopinthebag 7mo agoThey didn't disclose it though. It's no different from sticking a bitcoin miner in a video game and telling the user "WARNING DANGER CAUTION ;)"
- zhonghuajin 7mo ago[flagged]