cross-posted from: https://feddit.it/post/3381833
Exciting news for who? Only the site owner is excited that a free resource now requires a subscription
"Yay! Now I have to pay another subscription! I'm so excited! Let's celebrate with them!" - nobody
How the fuck are they "open"?
These guys and ClosedAI should be sued for misleading advertising.
Opensubtitles.com API is open and free. They are talking about Opensubtitles.org. People seem to really struggle when it comes to reading that 3rd sentence.
Open… for business!
Open is not a regulated term. Any company can call themselves open regardless of anything.
well the old api is deprecated.
what you're paying here for is continued support of otherwise redundant part of the website, if you're not willing to upgrade to the new one. The new API is free just like the old one
Any service that is subscription based is dead to me. I've reached my breaking point.
Subscription based services are okay. You pay for water, electricity, maybe a gym membership....
What's not okay is that they paint it as "exciting news!"
Assholes.
Water should not be profit driven.
You're right. I guess I meant to say water distribution services. Utilities.
Water and electricity are not subscription based.
Do you not make a monthly payment for water and power? If not, then where do you live so that I move there?
There's a difference between paying for usage and paying for access.
Although with all the fees added, most of what you pay isn't even usage anymore...
California, I have rainwater collection that amounts to 3200 gallons, and solar panels. Power company pays my water bill.
I have a filter to use the water for drinking or cooking but currently just use it to water plants
Cool. But you're not OP, though. I bet California has utility companies that charge monthly.
They do, but as you've agreed elsewhere it's long since past time to nationalize utilities, telecommunications, education, madecine, and basic housing.
We need a revolution for the people!
You pay for water, electricity, maybe a gym membership....
I don't think you should have to pay for any of this
Not in 2023, no. True.
You know, it wouldn't be as bad if they weren't trying to make it look like a good thing that takes it from just bad to insulting
No it is, it’s very exciting, for their investors/owners i.e. the only people who matter obv
well the old api is deprecated.
what you're paying here for is continued support of otherwise redundant part of the website, if you're not willing to upgrade to the new one. The new API is free just like the old one
Is the new rest api free?
Yes
So I'm not super familiar with OpenSubtitles as an org.
Is the REST API a mostly viable alternative to the legacy API, or is it really shitty by comparison?
Naming and shaming all "recurring spending models" where a one-time fee (or none at all) would be appropriate and logical.
Expect use of strong language.
Follow the basic rules of lemmy.world and common sense, and try to have fun if possible.
No flamewars or attacking other users, unless they're spineless corporate shills.
Note that not all subscriptions are awful. Supporting your favorite ~~camgirl~~ creator or Lemmy server on Patreon is fine. An airbag with subscription is irl Idiocracy-level dystopian bullshit.
New community rule: Shilling for cunty corporations, their subscriptions and other anti-customer practices may result in a 1-day ban. It's so you can think about what it's like when someone can randomly decide what you can and can't use, based on some arbitrary rules. Oh what, you didn't read this fine print? You should read what you're agreeing to.
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Some other groovy communities for those who wish to own their products, their data and their life:
Some other useful links:
Louis Rossman's YouTube channel
Look at content hosted at Big Tech without most of the nonsense: