This could be things that once were commercialized but are now public domain, or have largely resisted commercialization to this day. In this context I mean this as aiming for profit and being sold/monetized.
This could be things that once were commercialized but are now public domain, or have largely resisted commercialization to this day. In this context I mean this as aiming for profit and being sold/monetized.
Geo-caching.
Unfortunately the original non-profit hobby got co-opted by a corporation.
There’s opencaching but it’s dead.
I didn’t know this. Depressingly predictable. Ugh.
Thanks for informing me.
Run by a for-profit company and they do hide a lot of features and even caches behind a premiun subscription.
It’s not that bad though, most do just fine without paying a cent.
There’s a specific app for that? I see people doing geo caching the same way they do that painted rock thing. Can usually find clues and riddles to find them posted on a physical message board at the community center.
C:Geo app, open source alternative to the Geocaching app.
The GPX files that define cache locations aren’t owned by geocaching, their app is just the popular way of accessing them and they charge for the paid-tier service. But there are open-source methods to access those same GPX files. Geocaching would rather you didn’t know, you can access the “premium” caches through c:Geo for free and it’s perfectly legal.
I know, I solely use CGEO. It’s awesome. I’ve even logged one premium cache just for the hell of it. It’s just good to mention to people that there’s this premium thing since people bump into it anyway.
Your original comment made it sound like there is no alternative for accessing those premium chaches though
You can go around it but it’s annoying and not really intended for anyone but premium subscribers.
Dunno why some decide to set them premium only
Doesn’t Geocaching also set caches over a certain size or difficulty level to premium, regardless of the cache owners selection?
Heck, yeah. The only issu is c:geo is not the friendliest of apps. I have used it for several years and I’m still ignoring some features because of the level of effort they take to understand.