So nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqdazr54uysauprqvr084snw5xjz6zfuke8pwu2dekjuwy4ugpw4rs423fj3 (nprofile…3fj3) suddenly appeared in my timeline today ... which is cool.
But I see Beaver Notes is being reviewed in the same way as a lot of other open source projects are. I don't blame BN here, but it's a trend I'm seeing. And it feels quite odd.
First of all, BN is an application for writing text and making notes.
The reviewer states these two points first:
Privacy: All your data is stored on your device.
Offline mode: Allows you to create and edit notes without an internet connection.
I mean ... it's a text editor you install locally on your system. It's the typical functionality of any text editors.
Another thing which also appears in many open source apps is «we don't track you» or «no adds in this app»-
It just makes me sad ... because no tracking and no ads should be the normal situation for any application. And applications not needing to communicate with other services over a network shouldn't need to promote «no network access needed».
It is my strong opinion that applications tracking users, enforcing ads and requiring network access for whatever reason when not strictly needed should be forced to put a large sticker on their application of these unwanted «features». Not the other way around.
#opensource #foss #oss #privacy #tracking #ads #thoughts
đź”— David Sommerseth /
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2025-04-23 12:37:37
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