Hate@lemmy.worldcake to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agoIs there a chat/dating app that isn't complete shit and pay wall restricted?message-squaremessage-square66linkfedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1111arrow-down1message-squareIs there a chat/dating app that isn't complete shit and pay wall restricted?Hate@lemmy.worldcake to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agomessage-square66linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresouperk@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoThere is Alovoa, it’s open source, still has a small user base, but you don’t have anything to lose…
minus-squareThe Ramen Dutchman@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoDo note that, much like for example Telegram or Snapcraft, only the client is FOSS, not the network all the data is stored on.
minus-squaresouperk@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoThat sounds a bit misleading, the server implementation is FOSS too, at any time someone could setup their own instance.
minus-squarececilkorik@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoSo it’s not really FOSS at all, it’s just a loss-leader to draw you into the network, trap your data, and then enshittify and monetize as per standard practice.
minus-squareThe Ramen Dutchman@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIt might not be, more than enough people trust Snap and/or Telegram. I’m just putting it out there for the ones that don’t feel comfortable with it.
There is Alovoa, it’s open source, still has a small user base, but you don’t have anything to lose…
Do note that, much like for example Telegram or Snapcraft, only the client is FOSS, not the network all the data is stored on.
That sounds a bit misleading, the server implementation is FOSS too, at any time someone could setup their own instance.
So it’s not really FOSS at all, it’s just a loss-leader to draw you into the network, trap your data, and then enshittify and monetize as per standard practice.
It might not be, more than enough people trust Snap and/or Telegram. I’m just putting it out there for the ones that don’t feel comfortable with it.