Mike McHargueNov 7, 2022

It's actually pretty amazing that a open source product developed by a tiny non-profit, running on a network of servers self-funded by volunteer administrator and moderators has managed to absorb some portion of one of the world's largest for-profit social networks.

It's a miracle the whole thing didn't collapse or catch fire.

Great job everyone.

Show threadSurely_U_Cant_B_SeriousNov 7, 2022
@mike Currently it is a non profit. This costs someone money and if this outscales the available financing, it may end up not so non profit. But in the meantime.... enjoy
Show threadundead enby of the apocalypseNov 8, 2022
@mike @SurelyUCantBSerious I don’t see how the entire thing would be able to be made for profit. The software is open source, if they decided to make the software for profit someone would fork it. I can imagine for profit instances but people would probably not use them, since not for profit instances are way more user friendly. Also, I really hope it (whatever it we’re talking about here) won’t be made for profit since that would ruin it and fuck corporations.
Show threadSkyler Reed

@enby_of_the_apocalypse @mike @SurelyUCantBSerious That's literally what happened with #Mambo, which I used to get paid to work on, and #Joomla. It didn't go down well. So was the absolute +scandal+ that is #ActiveCollab which took a lot of our hard earned work and effort and turned it into a commercial product, the total opposite of what the community wanted.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joomla

https://max.limpag.com/article/activecollab-project-pier-project-management/

Joomla - Wikipedia

Nov 10, 2022 at 1:48pmMastodon for Android
Show threadSurely_U_Cant_B_SeriousNov 10, 2022
@skylerwrites @enby_of_the_apocalypse @mike Guess my question was not so preposterous (my word)
Show threadSkyler ReedNov 10, 2022
@SurelyUCantBSerious @enby_of_the_apocalypse @mike No, not at all. It was the open source version of the curse 'may you live in interesting times'. I have seen pull requests you people wouldn't believe, I was given guest passes to the secret #Firefox party and saw the rings of pineapple at the #OSBridge. All those moments lost in chimes. Like tears in rain. 🤖 😭 👩‍🎤
Show threadSurely_U_Cant_B_SeriousNov 10, 2022
@skylerwrites @enby_of_the_apocalypse @mike "like tears in rain" indeed. Memorable line