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  • golli@sopuli.xyz
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    8 days ago

    it will be open-sourcing the API documentation

    Not quite the same as what the title implies, but still a welcome step

    When cloud support ends, an update to the SoundTouch app will add local controls to retain as much functionality as possible without cloud services.

    This might be just as important.

      • AstralPath@lemmy.ca
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        8 days ago

        I don’t disagree with you, but they’re stepping in the right direction, at least. That’s worth something these days.

        • MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works
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          8 days ago

          I used to be an app developer before I burnt out and started a distillery

          I had some software that I owned and built which had a couple of customers. I struggled to make it a commercial success but they rely on it.

          It needed a big update.

          Instead of just dumping it, I make it open source, with a licence that says they can do anything they want with it, so long as they don’t commercialise it and try to sell it (it’s designed to be internal business software so use that no probs) and they need to contribute any changes back to the source code…

          I think it was the fair thing to do, plus it stops me needing to support it and they can see what the road ahead of fixing it is like.