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Do you guys not have a problem with Stremio not being completely open source? It seems like it is proprietary, yet I would argue that it is currently the best way to stream movies and tv shows if you know which add-ons to use.

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[–] upstroke4448@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

What part of it isn't FOSS? Isn't the source available on github?

I would be much more concerned with the sources users attach to it, such as real debrid, then I am with Stremio. Not that I would connect any sort of PII to either.

[–] beyond@linkage.ds8.zone 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Note that "source available on github" doesn't necessarily mean it's free software. You have to look at the license to make sure.

That said I believe Stremio's repos are licensed freely (the web app looks like it's GPLv2), but as OP noted their application(s) are proprietary.

[–] upstroke4448@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 13 hours ago

Thanks for the explanation

[–] sadkiteman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 days ago

The actual desktop application isn't FOSS. The Web UI is though