• imAadesh@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        Being open source doesn’t mean it’ll get stolen lol. People can copy the code, but unless they add anything significant, everyone will keep using the most famous one. Plus there are several licenses which can add restrictions regarding ‘look, contribute, but don’t copy without permission’ Vulnerabilities would be discovered much quickly, and people will even contribute to it. He’ll still have the right to sell his app on the Play Store… or keep a premium type plan like he already has.

      • raptir@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        You can release your source code without making it freely available for people to use. Not every open source app is GPL licensed.

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      1 year ago

      No it doesn’t. There have beem tons of foss apps better than paid apps, and also the other way around. It doesn’t mean anything regarding the quality of the project.

      As a user, the only thing you can be sure about, is that if the developer of a closed app gets hit by a bus, a stranger can’t just pick up the development. Other than that nothing is certain.

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      1 year ago

      Not at all. Being open source allows the community of users and other developers to suggest improvements to the code base.

      And you can still sell an app that is open source.