Hello, I'm trying to understand if maps.me is open source or not, as on the web there are different contrasting informations.
Here is stated that it is, but here is stated the exact opposite

  • VHS [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    The version you linked on github is FOSS but it is out of date— newer versions on the play store are proprietary. Organic Maps is a continuation of the FOSS version by the original developers.

  • projectmoon@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    It used to be open source, then it went completely closed. As mentioned, Organic Maps is the fork that is the continuation of the GPL app.

  • N4CHEM@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    It is not. It used to be, but it got acquired by a third party company and became closed source and started tracking its users.

    The good news is that the original developers of Maps.Me developed an Open Source fork of the original app: Organic Maps which is an excellent app that is actively developed by a team that listens to the users needs and is therefore constantly improving. I recommend everyone to check it out.