Not hating on open source, just let people use what fits their expectations and needs and stop deterring them with gatekeeping :P

UX = user experience

  • @[email protected]
    3•2 years ago

    Don’t forget this is a community built around Open Source software with many refugees who came because proprietary apps were forced on them.

    • @[email protected]
      12•2 years ago

      The Lemmy protocol is open source and you’re free to use an open source solution. You’re free to use sync for Lemmy in much the same way you can run a Spotify client in Linux. One does not destroy the other.

      Tldr if you don’t like it, don’t use it.

      • @[email protected]
        4•2 years ago

        Yeah yeah, but OP made a post about it so I thought I’d add some of the reasoning behind people being that way. I don’t care what app people use as long as I can use the one I like.

      • ScrubblesEnglish
        4•2 years ago

        but shouldn’t I go online and complain about it loudly?

    • ScrubblesEnglish
      4•2 years ago
      1. This is not a proprietary app (in the first party terms, it’s still a 3rd party app)
      • Yes Okay I get it, yes it’s proprietary, but I’m saying everyone was gleefully using proprietary 3rd party apps on Reddit, Apollo was proprietary, RIF was proprietary, proprietary was not forced on anyone. 1st party apps were forced on us all.
      1. This is literally one of the apps Reddit killed off
      2. It’s literally not being forced on anyone
      • @[email protected]
        2•2 years ago

        Yeah I’m aware of the alternatives but I thought it could do with some rationale as to why people aren’t overly impressed with Sync as they were on Reddit. Nothing against the app tbh, happy with the one I have.