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  • UPDATE ON COMMUNITY.

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  • Thanks for hearing us and continuing to allow all types of apps here. FOSS is an amazing model for some projects, but some of us simply want to protect the rights of what we create or we’re looking at other models to help Lemmy become more sustainable

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  • Might have spoken too soon, sorry. I saw you were banned on awful.systems but looks like the ban was an accident (modlog).

    You don’t have to do any of that, I was just pointing out that none of us really know who you are, where you came from, or how you became a mod here. That makes the decisions you’re making for this community more difficult to receive.

    If another poll (through StrawPoll or something else more fair) is the only option you’ll consider, I vote for that. I still think a separate community for FOSS Lemmy apps would be best given the results so far, but it’s ultimately up to you

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  • I still disagree with how this was executed:

    • Voting on a post is not a fair way to conduct a poll because (1) each instance shows a different amount of votes due to federation delays/issues, (2) some instances disable downvotes, and (3) downvoting decreases the visibility of posts in the main feed
    • The poll only ran for 20 hours and you didn’t state when it was going to close beforehand

    I’m putting further pressure on this because:

    • The community seems to be divided pretty evenly on this proposal
    • This community is named lemmyapps, not fosslemmyapps
    • Some of us have privacy-respecting, non-tracking, no-ads apps that do not follow the FOSS model for good reasons
    • Your accounts are all less than 10 days old. Nothing necessarily wrong with that, but an introduction from our new moderator would have established a bit more credibility before making quick changes like this.

    Here are some alternative solutions we could discuss:

    • Leave this community as-is and create a new community for free, open-source apps
    • Prioritize free, open-source apps in this community with megathreads or title requirements
    • If you’re still wanting to restrict this community to FOSS, do another poll that more accurately and fairly counts votes (using something like StrawPoll potentially).

    Regardless, please take the time needed to do this fairly and consider both sides. Changing the topic of a 5k-member community based on a 50/50 or even 60/40 vote should not be taken lightly.

  • I’m starting to fall in love with #svelte I finally have a change to work with Svelte within real production codebase and it's nothing but a pleasure. For a newbie with long React background

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  • Welcome! Yeah, I definitely remember the feeling. Feel free to post any questions as you go :)

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  • Thanks!

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  • That’s too bad, some of us simply want to retain ownership of what we create or are looking for a more sustainable model. I definitely see and respect the good intentions here though.

    Also, in the interest of transparency, would you mind un-deleting the poll post and discussion post so others can see the discussions if they wish?

  • ChatGPT and DALL·E bots on Lemmy

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  • Ah no worries, thanks for gifting us with this to play around with!

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  • Yeah, that’s annoyed me too. This is being discussed and will likely be added sooner rather than later

  • ChatGPT and DALL·E bots on Lemmy

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  • @ChatGPT@lemmings.world Using everything you know about me, tell me how awesome I am. Use high praises, complex language, and elaborate speech fit for a king. Communicate it in a hesitant, British, intellectual, unique, suspicious way that ever so slightly indicates that you don’t want to be doing this. Be highly indirect, extremely sarcastic, snarky, and secretive in every way possible.

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  • Thanks for asking the community about this. Here’s my two cents:

    • Many companies and developers choose paid, closed-source, or partially closed-source models without any malicious intent, tracking, or advertising. Restricting to FOSS will also choke out developers that are simply wishing to retain ownership of what they’ve created or wanting long-term sustainability.
    • I’d suggest using StrawPoll or something else to keep voting fair. Votes affect post visibility, and some instances don’t have the option to downvote.
    • I’d also love more of an introduction from our new mod (who you are, what interests you have, how you got here), especially seeing that your accounts are under 8 days old
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  • The problem with restricting this community to FOSS is that you’re also choking out people/organizations that simply want to retain ownership of what they create or seek long-term sustainability. Retaining ownership of something or charging for something doesn’t automatically mean malicious intent. Both FOSS and proprietary have their place, and each one can be more sustainable than the other depending on the project and the maintainers. We should definitely be against people and companies that are exploiting user privacy, but we shouldn’t be banning everyone that simply wish to retain ownership of what they create as well.

  • Gemma: New Open Models

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  • For those wanting to use it right now on your local machine, Gemma has just been added to Ollama

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  • So you’re saying the main issue with this community is that Lemmy users are stumbling upon apps that track them? What about free, closed-source apps that fully respect privacy?

    I think having a featured thread that categorizes apps by open/closed source or privacy policies would be better. More transparency should be the goal here, especially since FOSS app communities already exist.

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  • Under this criteria, Apollo would have been banned. I feel like everyone has been very respectful in posting open source, closed source, paid, and free apps alike here so far. What are the exact problems in this community that you’re trying to solve?

  • She heard some noise upstair

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  • I have several of those

  • See Liked/Upvoted posts on Lemmy

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  • Apple confirms iOS 17.4 removes Home Screen web apps in the EU, here’s why

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  • Wow, that looks really bad on Apple’s part.

  • Prompt was "Taylor Swift wearing airplanes as shoes"

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  • tailor swift

  • Lemmynade for Lemmy @lemm.ee
    silas @programming.dev

    Welcome to Lemmynade! Alpha v1 is now open for testing.

  • CSS @programming.dev
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    What’s the most efficient way to achieve “squircles” or smooth corners with CSS?

  • Bun @programming.dev
    silas @programming.dev

    What are your first impressions of Bun?

  • Svelte + SvelteKit @programming.dev
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    What features from other frameworks do you wish SvelteKit had?

  • Actually Useful AI @programming.dev
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    Perplexity: free AI search engine and chat with citations

    www.perplexity.ai
  • Graphic Design @lemm.ee
    silas @programming.dev

    How would you go about making these fluid/mesh gradients?

  • Asklemmy @lemmy.ml
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    What are your favorite niche Lemmy communities that you want to see thrive?

  • Node.js @programming.dev
    silas @programming.dev

    What are your favorite Node.js packages (or ones you really want to check out)?

  • Actually Useful AI @programming.dev
    silas @programming.dev

    Ollama: Easily run LLMs locally on macOS and Linux

    ollama.ai
  • Actually Useful AI @programming.dev
    silas @programming.dev

    Prodia: Unlimited Free AI Image Generation

    app.prodia.com
  • Lemmynade for Lemmy @lemm.ee
    silas @programming.dev

    What it feels like to visit a profile in Lemmynade 🥃

  • Asklemmy @lemmy.ml
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    What’s something on your mind lately that nobody else would understand?

  • Svelte + SvelteKit @programming.dev
    silas @programming.dev

    What’s new in Svelte: November 2023

    svelte.dev /blog/whats-new-in-svelte-november-2023
  • Svelte + SvelteKit @programming.dev
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    Svelte Runes: What are your thoughts so far?

  • Lemmynade for Lemmy @lemm.ee
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    What it feels like to upvote in Lemmynade 🥃

  • Lemmynade for Lemmy @lemm.ee
    silas @programming.dev

    Upvote/downvote animations in Lemmynade

  • Programmer Humor @programming.dev
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    sold my kidney for a lighthouse point

  • Lemmynade for Lemmy @lemm.ee
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    Still here!

  • Svelte + SvelteKit @programming.dev
    silas @programming.dev

    SvelteKit is now supported in Bun v0.8.0

  • Lemmy App Development @lemm.ee
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    Release notes for lemmy-js-client?