I would pay again for Pro. Sync has been my reddit app for years.
Me too
This, right here. I would too.
You should support developers of Libre Software instead. Jerboa devs for example.
por que no los dos?
Because proprietary software is unethical. It takes away our control over our devices. If we want to be able to control them, we need to use Libre Software. You also can’t have any privacy or security if nobody can verify what a program does.
unethical? takes away control?? you choose what to put on your device, proprietary software doesn’t enslave your hand into pressing the install button.
Just because users don’t know any better it doesn’t mean it’s ethical. Developers should have the responsibility of ensuring their users get the freedoms they deserve. Those freedoms are the right to study and modify the program and distribute the original copy and the modifications. Only with those freedoms we can have control over the software that runs on our devices. Otherwise what’s stopping the developer from adding spyware into the app (as it often happens in proprietary software)? Why would anyone trust that the program does what’s in their best interest?
Developers should have the responsibility of ensuring their users get the freedoms they deserve.
No one deserves anything
right to study and modify the program and distribute the original copy and the modifications
there is no such right in any code, legal or moral, that i’ve read in the past, i wonder what philosophical branch it is that sources this perspective
what’s stopping the developer from adding spyware into the app
nothing, but when they do that, that’s when they’re “being unethical”. That’s like saing it’s unethical to have a kitchen knife in your kitchen because you COULD stab someone with it.
Why would anyone trust that the program does what’s in their best interest?
cuz they’re dumb & uninformed. doesn’t make it unethical tho, afaik.
No one deserves anything
We deserve human rights, democracy, freedom of speech, privacy. Since software is a huge part of our lives, Free Software should also be on that list.
there is no such right in any code, legal or moral, that i’ve read in the past, i wonder what philosophical branch it is that sources this perspective
Those are the rights that are guaranteed by Free Software. If a program doesn’t give them to you, then it’s not free/libre and it means you don’t control it. If you are not familiar with this movement, you can watch this video: https://youtu.be/Ag1AKIl_2GM
nothing, but when they do that, that’s when they’re “being unethical”. That’s like saing it’s unethical to have a kitchen knife in your kitchen because you COULD stab someone with it.
Developers shouldn’t put themselves in a position of power where we have to blindly trust them that they don’t do anything bad to us. Why would you want to agree to that as a user? We can really do better than that and it wouldn’t cost the developer anything.
Just keep in mind that MVP in software means minimum viable product. Ie, it might not be initially as feature rich as sync for reddit is on it’s last version.
sync pro user here… would gladly pay again for lemmy sync… I still find myself inadvertently hitting the sync app almost as a reflex when I unlock my phone, lol
Count me in … I already bought lifetime sync before leaving reddit a few weeks ago … after years of using the app and not paying for it until the end … I’m more than willing now to pay for the app from the start
I bought sync for reddit, i will buy it for Lemmy.
Using Sync for years. Bought Pro, subscribed to Ultra. I’ll gladly pay for whatever you create!
You are THE goat.
Same. Paid Pro user, lifetime Ultra user. If it’s coming out for Lemmy, I’ll drop money for it. It’s been a great app for years.
I didn’t even realize there was an ultra. Would sign up with ultra here. I used sync pro for years and although I haven’t Uninstalled it yet, I’ve removed it from my home screen, effectively removing it from my daily usage. Jerboa for now, but there are a number of issues. Can’t wait for this…
I’d even do a $50 founders pledge/edition or some junk like that. Let’s get this rolling LJ!
Man, I bought sync waaaaay back when it first came out. It’s such a good app and the dev is really forward thinking. I eventually moved to iOS but when I heard that sync had a beta app on iOS I grabbed that as well! Now I’m back on Android and reddit decided to kill itself… Needless to say, I’m really happy to hear that sync is coming to Lemmy!
You can always support ljdawson@lemmy.world’s Patreon if you want to support his efforts!
You and me both, I’ve used the reddit one for about a decade and it effectively was reddit as far as I’m concerned. Lemmy’s PWA is nice enough but I’ll be giddy to get back into the familiar flow.
Sync was easily the best experience for me when using Reddit and I’ll put some money down again for that level of polish but for Lemmy.
my wallet is ready! so glad to see @ljdawson@lemmy.world supporting lemmy!
im curious, is this a completely new app from scratch, or will it be able to repurpose a lot of the existing reddit app for lemmy?
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Throwing in my support too. Used Sync for years!
Count me in! Ready to buy it again, woohoo 🎉
yup! very excited to support this :)
