Hate@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-23 days agoIs there a chat/dating app that isn't complete shit and pay wall restricted?message-squaremessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-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-23 days agomessage-square52fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresouperk@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoThere is Alovoa, it’s open source, still has a small user base, but you don’t have anything to lose…
minus-squareFonzie!@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days 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-squarececilkorik@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days 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-squaresouperk@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoThat sounds a bit misleading, the server implementation is FOSS too, at any time someone could setup their own instance.
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.
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.
That sounds a bit misleading, the server implementation is FOSS too, at any time someone could setup their own instance.