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Hey girls, i wanna start an open source project, need a few advices
| create lain inspired OS
| Github is still foss. What kind of project is it?
| >>366421
1. notabug.org
2. Check the modules' license. That will give you definitive answers to that question.
3. No one's gonna care about your proprietary python code. So free it.
| Also OP, I suggest you learn more about Free (FOSS) Software: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
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| >>366421
>I want a truly foss platform
FOSS and Platforms are things that exclude each other. And even thought github now belongs to microsoft, as long they support the "git standard" feel free to use it for FOSS projects. As long they don't change this standard you are free to migrate (or mirror) your project on any git provider. Note: Beside git there are also other Version systems e.g. subversion. The most important thing is to licence your code under a suitably license.
| >>366421
>are all python modules foss so i won't get copystriked by 999 teams that will say me "hey you use our module to draw an ascii art style dick, give me my money!"?
No, not all python modules are FOSS. There are proprietary modules (which doesn't matter, since you won't have access to them) and there are "only" open-source licenced ones.
Important: Open-source licence usually allow you to use the code and licence it under a free software-licence. FOSS vs. open Source is...
| >>366421
...only an issue when it comes to maintaining the code (e.g. security updates, maintaining, improving, etc.) Because a non-FOSS Open-Source licence allows to make proprietary forks. This is the only issue.
| >>366421
>is it worth trying? I mean my idea sounds good(secret) but i don't know if starting an open source project is a really good idea...
If you want to provide something useful to humanity an open source and even more a free software project is always a good idea.
If you want to earn money with it you could do it by providing service for your software, like schoolings, branding, configuration and maintenance.
| >>366481
People often confuse "Github" as a platform with "git" as a versioning system (which can be offered by different providers, including yourself)
| Op look into gitlab or if you want to host your own gitea/gogs
| >>367146 well at this point you're right but the thing is that i don't want to get limitations as for example youtube does with its monopoly and demonetization policy so i was looking for a less known "github" alternative
>>367277 i heard gitlab is nearly the same as github in EVERY aspect so i would like to hear reviews about it...
>>367149 well it's a good and bad news i guess
>>367152 i'm not sure if what i do will be so usefull for the humanity but at least i hope so :)
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| So i want to write an ipen source project in python, so i want to know:
-where to store it since github has been microsofted and i want a truly foss platform
-are all python modules foss so i won't get copystriked by 999 teams that will say me "hey you use our module to draw an ascii art style dick, give me my money!"?
-is it worth trying? I mean my idea sounds good(secret) but i don't know if starting an open source project is a really good idea...