• Stoneykins [any]@mander.xyz
    542·
    11 months ago

    It seems unsustainable and mixed up to think no one should ever use non-FOSS options for anything.

    Maybe that would be the case if we were in some post scarcity perfect society where no one needed income, and all devs were just doing it for self-fulfillment, but I can’t blame someone for wanting to make income off of their work. Especially if they seem like a reasonable person, wanting reasonable amounts for good work.

    Isn’t supporting a smaller dev a good thing? I mean, this guy got screwed over by reddit fucking up his income.

    • rob64@startrek.website
      291·
      11 months ago

      Ain’t that the truth. People act like charging for software is evil no matter what. There’s a huge difference between a lone dev trying to earn a living and a huge corporation trying to wring every last ounce of profit out of their users. And there’s probably degrees of nuance between those.

      Especially if they seem like a reasonable person, wanting reasonable amounts for good work.

      And that’s the important context in this discussion. You’ve got a dev who’s active in the community and who builds an app not only with great features and UI but with stability too. And he has a not insignificant user base that is familiar not just with his work but essentially with this exact app… It’s reasonable for him to assume we’ll see the value and be willing to pay. And he is correct.

      I’m personally averse to subscription models, but again context matters. Reasonable rate and you know what you’re getting. And I say this as a huge fan of both FOSS and socialism. I could have easily just let my DNS continue to filter out the ads, but I appreciate quality and believe it should be appropriately compensated.

      • Stoneykins [any]@mander.xyz
        9·
        11 months ago

        actually, speaking of the subscription, the fact that ads can be removed with either the subscription or a one time payment is one of my favorite things about sync. I don’t really like subscriptions either, but then the only feature I really wanted from Sync was the ads removed, so I don’t have to even care about the subscription. I wish that kind of monetization style was WAY more popular.

        • rob64@startrek.website
          3·
          11 months ago

          And I only subscribed because the one-time purchase was not available at that moment, so I assumed no such option existed. But honestly, I’ll continue to pay the subscription. It’s still less than a year’s worth of my monthly donations to the developer of Tasker.

    • starman@programming.devEnglish
      34·
      11 months ago

      I will rather support dev that don’t already make money by selling my personal data.

  • OceanSoap@lemmy.ml
    241·
    11 months ago

    That pill bottle was ripped open and I snorted all that sync as soon as it was refilled.

    • figaro@lemdro.idEnglish
      7·
      11 months ago

      Yup. I had $5 of Google opinion rewards money saved, so it was only 15ish out of the bank account. I work full time… I think I’ll be fine. Plus honestly, the dude worked hard creating a fantastic app. He deserves to be rewarded for that.

  • wolre@lemmy.world
    181·
    11 months ago

    Infinity is going to be great once everything is properly supported!

    • Black_Gulaman@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      2·
      11 months ago

      Yeah second that. I’m just waiting for community blocking to be implemented, user blocking is there but it’s not working right now.

      • puppy@lemmy.world
        82·
        11 months ago

        Shouldn’t Infinity have the same polish then? I am a Software Engineer (not front-end though) and I’d be fascinated to learn the technical differences.

        • newIdentity@sh.itjust.works
          17·
          11 months ago
          1. It’s not being developed for that long
          2. It’s a different developer who needs to get familiar with the code
          3. He’s doing it in his free time unlike the Sync dev
        • itsAllDigital@feddit.de
          8·
          11 months ago

          My guess is because it’s not the original developer for the app and they are still figuring things out, on how to transition the app to Lemmy.

          But I have no doubt they’ll get there :)

        • Ghost_Seeker69@sh.itjust.works
          54·
          11 months ago

          I’m using infinity and it does have the polish. I don’t get the fuss about “tHe OtHeR aPpS dOn’T hAvE tHe sMoOtHnEsS!!1!11!”

          • puppy@lemmy.world
            5·
            11 months ago

            I have both Sync and Infinity (and Voyager) installed side by side and Infinity takes significantly longer to load.

          • Vash63@lemmy.world
            21·
            11 months ago

            I’m juggling between both and Infinity is definitely less polished. From how reliable the gestures are for going back from comments to posts vs downvoting them, to returning to the same position on a post if you back out to go back in, to the general UI options and settings pages.

    • stratoscasterEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      Already registered for when it comes out. Connect is pretty close in functionally but even then…

  • neocamel@lemmy.studio
    15·
    11 months ago

    What I’m still struggling with is if it’s still ok with my mortal compass to use Reddit to find information I know will be there. Specifically, product reviews.

    I’m no longer contributing content on Reddit, and I’m not passively browsing either, but how do y’all feel about tapping reddit’s wealth of information?

    • UhBell@lemmy.worldOP
      17·
      11 months ago

      Do whatever you want, bud. If the info is helpful to you, who is anybody to say you can’t access it?

    • unscholarly_source@lemmy.world
      4·
      11 months ago

      I subscribe to RSS feeds for subreddits that don’t exist on Lemmy just so that I don’t give them any clicks or ad revenue.

      For answers to questions or problems that are only available on Reddit, I turn on my favorite privacy browser, I hold my breath, go to that specific post, get my answer, and gtfo asap.

      Like the saying goes, never stick it in crazy. But if you have to, be protected.

    • kazerniel@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      11 months ago

      Why not? I still look up information there too, but I use an adblocker, so it’s not like Spez is profiting from me.

      If you don’t want to them traffic, you can always visit the search result URL through the Wayback Machine or Archive.today.

    • all4oneEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      I’m pretty sure a lot of product reviews on reddit started to be direct from the brand. If we started figuring out to search “product review reddit” then it’s silly to think brands weren’t also targeting that. And we know brands could promote their products to make their reviews higher.