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[–] little_tuptup@sh.itjust.works 20 points 4 months ago (9 children)

Projects like Plex, they started out from the open source community, had free contributions, and then monetized. People are bastardizing open source.

[–] FreedomAdvocate 4 points 4 months ago (8 children)

The reason Plex is as popular as it is is because of their infrastructure and software that lets users stream video and music remotely on any device at the press of a button. That costs money to build and maintain.

[–] FaygoBoozer@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Really? Cuz Jellyfin literally does the same thing and doesn't cost money.

[–] FreedomAdvocate 0 points 4 months ago

JellyFin does not do the same thing. JellyFin doesn't securely allow users anywhere in the world on any network to stream your media.

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