Is it time to reopen the subreddit?
Is it time to reopen the subreddit?
Today I checked the pmos sub and was quite surprised it was closed. And for what reason? API change is ancient history.
Clearly, the protest amounted to nothing and frankly once I figured out that reddit api change wasn't about preventing foss apps, but about squeezing paid apps out of the market, I didn't care about it at all.
What's important for any project is the community, and reddit is simply the only place where such community can grow. So why not open it back up?
upd. it seems that this thread is the most actions this community had in months. Clearly demonstrates the superiority of lemmy, right?
are you saying FOSS apps can be created and freely use the reddit api, with no cost? Thats news to me
as far as I know, redreader which is a foss app, wasn't affected by reddit's fees/api change
Redreader was given a specific exemption. So thats specific to a couple apps and not a general rule
In response to user outcry, Reddit introduced exemptions for developers of “non-commercial apps that address accessibility needs.” Rathschmidt confirmed that two apps, Dystopia and RedReader, have received exemptions, and the company is in talks with “a number of developers focused on accessibility.”
https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/13/23759761/reddit-disability-accessibility-blackout-api-blind
I for one ditched Reddit long ago and am never going back. Not for any project. If they want to have a sub reddit then fine but they better have FOSS options ike Lemmy as well.
I'd like it opened for new users to be able to participate there without a Lemmy account, but there's a cost-benefit ratio to everything, and the additional moderation burden and potential fragmentation of the small community appears to outweigh the benefits. Additionally, a lack of choice paralysis can be quite a significant advantage.