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13 Popular Software That Feel Like Open Source But They Are Not

From VS Code to Docker Desktop, here’s a list of software often mistaken as open source by Linux users, with open alternatives for each.
Abhishek Prakash (It's FOSS)
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tpaau
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There's nothing bad in using non-OSS software, though. While I prefer using OSS to proprietary software, I wouldn't sacrifice basic features or security if there's a better proprietary alternative.
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Mark Burton
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Only using one of those, Snap, and that only for running a later version of LibreOffice for the occasions where I want to use a feature not on the unaccountably old version in the (Mint/Ubuntu) repository.
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Christof Schöch
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Christof Schöch
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Interesting! But why is #VSCodium not mentioned as an open alternative to VSCode? Honest question, I might be missing something. vscodium.com/

VSCodium - Open Source Binaries of VSCode

Free/Libre Open Source Software Binaries of VSCode
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rayachristian
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Okay, I admit it... I sometimes play “Team Fortress 2” on the Steam platform, which is not open source. 😁
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mastodonusl75
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Im not entirely sure, but I think saying tailscale is closed source is cheating. AFAIK all the clients are open source. The only closed source part is that server, which is irrelevant because we would have no way of checking they are running the same version that they publish

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