Re:Geddit: Open-source, Reddit client for Android without us...
by denysvitali on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @10:12AM
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Which is sort of also what you're doing with federated platforms. Just look at what's happening with Meta's Threads and Mastodon. In the end you'll always have someone in the driver seat deciding for you who's going to see what (by not federating with threads.net for example).
In a similar fashion, the code is AGPLv3 so you can run your own instance in both cases
Re:Geddit: Open-source, Reddit client for Android without us...
by thesuitonym on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @11:45AM
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The difference with a federated solution is that if you don't like the driver, you can switch to a different one.
Re:Geddit: Open-source, Reddit client for Android without us...
by mikeravkine on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @02:56PM
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No, no you can't! When the admin borks the server that holds your data, it's just gone.
Re:Geddit: Open-source, Reddit client for Android without us...
by denysvitali on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @04:09PM
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The same applies to your profile on a federated instance...
if you're going to take the "pain" of moving away from the network effect of your existing walled garden, surely it would better to move to something with a better governance model, like a federated solution? Lemmy is far from perfect but I have found it to provide a lot of what I looked for in Reddit's absence.
[I only really use Reddit on mobile, and so with the absence of decent mobile apps Reddit is effectively shut down for me]