Chris TrottierNov 20, 2022
People don't realize that Reddit *used* to be open source. https://github.com/reddit-archive/reddit
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Show threadChris TrottierNov 20, 2022

Another thing people find surprising:

Self-hosted Reddit servers used to be commonplace.

Show threadSyahrian Naufal Alfarizy

@atomicpoet If Reddit was a self-hosted service back then, then what is the reason for reddit to stop the self-hosted version of it?

I've been looking for this answer on Google and doesn't find the right web to explain it.

Nov 20, 2022 at 7:32pmWeb
Show threadChris TrottierNov 20, 2022
@novalkomik Here's an article. https://fossbytes.com/reddit-open-source-code-closed-reason/
Reddit's Main Source Code Is No Longer Open Source — Here's Why

In a recent announcement, the company expressed its future plans to ditch the open source model and restrict the public access to the website's "monolithic code.

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