Pretty much same thing. I want niche creators to see that their content is appreciated (in lack of paid subscription), and Piped with a bunch of other frontends are simply not a way for this.
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Privacy@lemmy.ml•Matrix vs. XMPP, Security, Privacy, Apps, Efficiency ?
1·2 years agoI think some people don’t give any room to breathe to projects that just want major contributors be paid, even when, as you rightfully say, XMPP had the same compatibility struggles in its infancy as Matrix implementations now have.
So far, there is a lot of FUD around newer protocol and that it lacks in openness. But if you look again, it recognizes versions and differences between them in the specification. Every MSC proposal covers the context of change and recommendations to implement, while keeping backwards-compatibility with older software in mind. If you make a proposal, it will be reviewed. If you need someone else besides Spec Core Team members to move it forward, flag to you - fork. But I rather prefer this model in upstream than beating around the bush and electing someone who might have lost an idea of why they are still in the project.
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Open Source@lemmy.ml•FlorisBoard | FOSS keyboard that respects your privacy
21·2 years agoThis is terrible news. :( Sorry to hear that work makes you download from proprietary store front. I suppose, expecting phones with LineageOS, CalyxOS, GrapheneOS, etc given for work purposes is a bit much at this moment, but at least side-loading should be provided if we’re to avoid monopoly. To me, it’s never healthy if organization is fixated on using only the single app kit for everything.
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Open Source@lemmy.ml•FlorisBoard | FOSS keyboard that respects your privacy
21·2 years agoWhat you guys call “swipe typing” is actually a glide typing, right?
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Open Source@lemmy.ml•FlorisBoard | FOSS keyboard that respects your privacy
1·2 years agoSadly, not yet. (Also missing this feature.)
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Open Source@lemmy.ml•FlorisBoard | FOSS keyboard that respects your privacy
21·2 years agoI hope to impose a better question: why would it not cost the developer? $25 may be a steal for some, but I don’t think a proprietary store really deserves so much attention from primarily FOSS developer.
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Privacy@lemmy.ml•I saw today the infamous pop-up of YouTube again that they will block the video player after 2 more videos if I keep using uBlock Origin. \*\* Google.
2·2 years ago@melroy This is stupid YouTube… Anyway, if you’re on the legs, try Grayjay for Android. 😉👍
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Firefox@lemmy.ml•Firefox is not staying in the background (android).
2·2 years agoHaha, well… It’s a Samsung Galaxy from Android 10 era and, apparently, it has terrible Settings. Whenever I try to say “Don’t optimize” on any app, it changes the label, but only for a brief moment, which effectively does not turn off any optimization.
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Firefox@lemmy.ml•Firefox is not staying in the background (android).
1·2 years agoIt will just keep reactivating battery optimization, at least it’s what I see on Samsung.
@ernest, please. All they need is commits, PRs and comments that add something. True, dev work is full of cool updates and reporting, but it crosses roads with other mundane activities. Devlog is probably going to drain you more than it’s worth, so I hope you’ll build your priorities straight.
Let’s be open: I’m only making a press-kit for Mbin recently (and nothing much) just after being introduced to the fork as a result of @melroy migrating. It’s a crazy amount of reviewed and merged pull requests, which I couldn’t dream of committing nor reviewing in detail. There is simply a lot that can be done with community harnessing the project. No way this fork would be considered serious if it were to feed everyone with blog updates. At this point, your words set up a head start. It’s a matter of whether it will start: will these old habits offer something that was not served already? (Big downtimes happen to be one of those things…)
No idea if any competition will take place - again, introduction to a fork was ever so sudden, making me wonder if it didn’t have to come to this. In any case, whatever we continue doing I hope remains healthy for the wider community of contributors and users. Thank you for returning! 🤝
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Fediverse@lemmy.ml•Mbin is a community fork of Kbin focused on what the community wants, pull requests can be merged by any repo member.
1·2 years agoA fun story: I was curating my magazine on Melroy’s instance and didn’t butt heads with any regression when he switched from Kbin to Mbin. Nice to see priorities set straight on migration!
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Fediverse@lemmy.ml•Mbin is a community fork of Kbin focused on what the community wants, pull requests can be merged by any repo member.
2·2 years agoIn retrospective, it’s a practical decision to move away from downtimes, especially seeing as development is so rapid now.
We might do a mirror to Codeberg to avoid a complete dependency on GitHub, while accepting PRs on the side. Priorities tell us to postpone this idea in favor of long-awaited changes and fixes, though! 😉
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Fediverse@lemmy.ml•Mbin is a community fork of Kbin focused on what the community wants, pull requests can be merged by any repo member.
1·2 years agoIt’s a fun idea to explore, which is why I didn’t nod it off. 😄 Imagine: PeerTube channel as a magazine (under the hood, it’s a link between video posts made by actor/boosted by ActivityPub group and magazine entries). Not only we’d have a way to preview several videos on a singular page, but also see description and likes. There is certainly a room for improvement in this model, just leaving it here before I forget.
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Fediverse@lemmy.ml•Mbin is a community fork of Kbin focused on what the community wants, pull requests can be merged by any repo member.
2·2 years agoHello! I had the same question and I’ve got a perspective from one fellow contiributor: Matrix thread. (There’ll probably be an error when you first open it: join the room with your account and try my link once more.)
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Moving to: m/AskMbin!@kbin.social•Is Kbin trying to be a one-stop shop for the Fediverse?
2·2 years agoI would love to see this as well, seeing as how Microblogs prosper! Please, add your ticket to https://github.com/MbinOrg/mbin/issues - it’s a recent fork of Kbin that’s governed by a community.
Also, account for possible scope creep and try finding a solution in what Mbin already has to provide with extra steps. For example, test whether the video you post on PeerTube with one of the tags featured on a magazine does actually appear on Mbin. It most likely does not… unless you try following the PT account from Mbin? Do media previews work on these posts? We could really use some help understanding this model and possibly make a fun multimedia experience that would outgrow plain text.
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Fediverse@lemmy.world•Lemmy instances that are focused on mirroring Reddit content?
1·2 years agoWhether the meme is meant to be shared in some other context or not, I think, is the decision that should be based on the sum of copyright liberation and how generalistic the contents are. Today, I can’t bear a thought of reposting some stranger’s niche meme on social media without at least attaching a source or creator, because I’m most likely making one more point where engagement with the same meme ends - and reposting full works doesn’t qualify as commentary/criticism/research, so it’s not a fair use, to begin with.
That’s why we are correct of assuming the worst from the bots: programming any fair use considerations is left to gather dust, as it’s ultimately something that human has to decide.
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Fediverse@lemmy.world•Lemmy instances that are focused on mirroring Reddit content?
2·2 years agoYou only need to recall where it took the Internet Archive, no matter the intent it has. But let’s presume for a minute that a lot of it is educational: does unsolicited art reposting constitute an educational purpose, commentary, criticism, news, or a parody? If all that fails to meet, at least work with the portions that you’re taking.
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Fediverse@lemmy.world•Lemmy instances that are focused on mirroring Reddit content?
41·2 years agoIt does not merit a verification of the author, when you hold their content encaged somewhere they did not approve yet. You say it’s to increase registrations on Fediverse and for the brighter future, but please remember to deal with this ethically. Creator deserves to know first that your mirror (or whatever ends up being) intends to seek engagement with their piece.
Linking to original, as we both proposed, is an aftermath. Top three factors also need to be addressed if you claim fair use.
As an alternative, asking for consent and delaying repost is not a rocket science.
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Fediverse@lemmy.world•Lemmy instances that are focused on mirroring Reddit content?
3·2 years agoTINLA: factors for fair use don’t seem to align, though.
- Such use does not characterize commentary, parody, etc. and is not transformative.
- Post may prove to be substantial on its own, especially if it’s an art piece.
- Most of the work (individual post) or crucial parts being used.
- Since there is most likely no thorough link to the author’s website or profile, they lose the audience - nobody will go to look up the same post twice, not through Google and Google Images, especially.
About that last point: solvable by manually gathering authors’ links or making a hyperlink to respective Reddit profiles.

What about “We Fedicast”?