You can practice FOSS-only on your own, but don't force it upon others. If they want to use a paid service, then let them.
this post was submitted on 04 Aug 2023
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I can’t really blame Sync devs for needing to eat.
Let’s complain about the issues that force monetization not the monetization itself.
The problem is the products that other people buy and use greatly affect the quality and availability of products for you.
I think these comments are intended to help people understand how to make the right decision for themselves, and everyone else.
What's worse is attacking the developer, which is not going to encourage devs to build for lemmy at all.
And they're attacking someone that was literally begged to bring his app to lemmy, with oaths to pay up. Nobody begged him to go open source. Nobody begged him to do it for free.
It's shitty to go after Dawson. Nobody but an asshole would do so. FOSS zealotry is no better than religious zealotry, or vegan zealotry, or atheist zealotry, or crossfit zealotry (just to fill out the meme of those three lol).
Don't like it? That's fine. Don't use it. But don't be a giant, gaping asshole about it.
If Sync brings more users to Lemmy, that's a net win for all of us here.
Heh, I like this Project Wingman reference right there
Unexpected Project wingman is certainly unexpected.