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Is it possible Lemmy's API changes the way reddits did? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml
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I don't mean the recent selling API rights at absurd costs but when they went from open sourcish to closed.

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[–] 38 points 2 years ago (3 children)

If they go close source, other people will take the last version of the code and build on it

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Did anyone do that with reddit? It used to be open source too.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I know of https://github.com/CrystalVulpine/saidit. Unfortunately the site (saidit.net) is full of right-wing/conspiracy bullshit, at least last I checked.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Oh that reminds me, Voat happened. It wasn't a code fork but a clone, and it was also filled with right-wing garbage.

    Tildes is still around too, but I think it's got even less traction than lemmy.

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  • [–] [S] -2 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    I assumed thats what old.reddit was. But idk

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm assumimg the same didn't happen with reddit bc it was not federated. That right?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Was Reddit ever open source?

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