Why Gameyfin is FOSS: The Risks of Source-Available Software and How You Can Support Open Alternatives
When I started developing Gameyfin, I made a deliberate choice to release it as Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) under the AGPLv3 license. This wasn't just a technical decision - it was a statement about what I believe software should be: transparent, user-controlled, and resistant to what Cory Doctorow calls "enshittification". In this post, I want to explain why FOSS matters, especially for self-hosted tools like Gameyfin, and why I think users should be cautious about source-available alternatives.