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amanneedsamaid 41 points 3 years ago

The owner has also said via Reddit:

"My long-term vision for RedReader is to restructure the app to more easily support other sites, including Lemmy, and perhaps others such as Tild.es and Hacker News. Before the API changes were announced, I was already considering adding RSS reader functionality to the app, and I think it would be cool to work with some kind of “open forum protocol” which would allow a variety of websites and apps to interoperate with each other through a uniform API."

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himawari 7 points 3 years ago
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Rentlar 1 point 3 years ago

Seconded! I have used RedReader for several years and love the no-nonsense interface it has provided. Being able to use Lemmy with it would be a great experience for me.

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WiggyJiggyJed 7 points 3 years ago

Good! He can make it easier for people to transition off Reddit!

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Forkk 7 points 3 years ago

Really hoping Sync and other apps make the same move, but it seems doubtful. I'm going to miss that app. Lemmy feels much nicer than reddit so far community-wise, but the mobile apps are very much not there yet.

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nob0dy 18 points 3 years ago

It won't last. If sufficient numbers move over to redreader then they'll make more stimulations to force users to move to their official app

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BrownPolarBear 9 points 3 years ago

could be a game changer if more reddit apps support lemmy. Really don't understand why shutting down their apps supersedes supporting lemmy (even if it's hard work).

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CarnyVeil 9 points 3 years ago

I imagine it has to do with the lack of heads up from Reddit. If the app makers had been given six months before needing to pay huge fees, they could have incorporated other sites and transition their users to alternatives. But they had ~30 days notice and would need to shutdown on July 1 and open again when they can support lemmy.

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BrownPolarBear 9 points 3 years ago

no way shutting down should ever be an option. When you have a massive userbase relying on these platforms you make something, no matter how buggy and featureless, work. Really would love to know, what's the worst that could happen if they tried.

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EvilColeslaw 6 points 3 years ago

Yeah, I understand Jerboa was inspired by Boost for example, but if I could use Boost itself on Lemmy that's a no-brainer.

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solidstate 2 points 3 years ago

I second this - am a reddit refugee from Boost.

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01189998819991197253 8 points 3 years ago

...until it's not.

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loki 7 points 3 years ago

So I'm just thinking out loud. I think it's time lemmy started a non-profit foundation, gather donation and start bug bounties and funding some high traffic instances. Lemmy.ml has been bugging out and that sends out bad first impression.

instances can't keep paying out of their pockets forever.

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mustyOrange 9 points 3 years ago

Meh, I think we keep it as decentralized as possible. The more weird and diverse experiments the better. Standardization on a platform leads to power imbalance between users and those that make the rules

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fred 4 points 3 years ago

Agree. Hoping development makes searching for communities across instances significantly easier.

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bit0fun 7 points 3 years ago

Same thing happened with mastodon and I'm pretty sure it stifled it's further growth

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Cocoa6790 5 points 3 years ago

So the app is ok and not being shutdown yet?

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csolisr 11 points 3 years ago

@Cocoa6790 @dankeck
Correct, but it will be capped regardless - no access to NSFW content for example.

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Cocoa6790 2 points 3 years ago

tumblr route it is then.

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