It’s “Open” in the same way that OpenAI is “Open”.
“Open” ≠ “Open Source” or “Open Access”. It’s more like: “Open for Business”.
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Tag365@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Why is it called “OpenSubtitles” if you have to pay for it to use it in any capacity?
It’s “Open” in the same way that OpenAI is “Open”.
“Open” ≠ “Open Source” or “Open Access”. It’s more like: “Open for Business”.
Is OpenAI a regular business too?
Because they’re openly dissing their userbase?
CosmicTurtle@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Probably because anyone can contribute to it. But you have to pay to use them.
Kinda like another website that recently made this change…
bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Monetizing the goodwill efforts of passionate people is so gross.
Mr_nutter_butter@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Why we need comuity run sites again lemmy is just the start