Hate@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-211 months 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.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-211 months agomessage-square66linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresouperk@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months 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-up4·11 months 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-up4·11 months agoThat sounds a bit misleading, the server implementation is FOSS too, at any time someone could setup their own instance.
minus-squarececilkorik@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months 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-up1·11 months 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.