People criticized my decision to delay releasing Loops source. I made the right call.
With everything now public, admins + devs running the beta are loving it.
"Loops federation is working very good btw!" - @trankten
"(the app) looks very nice and smooth rn" - @Skivling
Took 3 app iterations + 2 backend rewrites 😅
Proud of what we've built together.
The best is yet to come, and it's going to be insane ❤️
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in reply to dansup • •@dansup After all, we're in the Fediverse: it's true that it's an environment that recognizes the values of open source, but it also needs to be an environment where everyone respects each other's time.
You did well not to give in to "social pressure" and to take all the time you needed: after all, you've saved precious time for anyone who wants to contribute to code improvements in the future.
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in reply to dansup • • •You kept your word even though some may have doubted it despite the prior evidence of you being a good actor.
Unfortunately I believe it has happened that less ethical devs have misled people that way so the idea in the screenshot isn't entirely wrong. Just missing the part that some people can in fact be trusted more than others.
I imagine you've earned more trust in the eyes of some that used to doubt you now too.
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in reply to dansup • • •Yes, and I can say that myself.
My first contact with Pixelfed in 2022 was somewhat a disaster... First because of my lack of knowledge of the Fediverse and second because of how Pixelfed worked... but the idea of a federated Instagram didn't stop me. I like the fact that there are alternatives.
Years later, with the Pixelfed.es server up and running, the announcement of the OpenSource launch of Loops was something I had to try. Even without federation, I was still curious to try to run it on my own server!
I was lucky to get a good domain to set up my Loops server, and there it is, working perfectly and with the Federation working exactly the way I want it to be... The initial Federation issues were addressed and fixed very quickly and now it's running smoothly. And no, I'm not lying, you can visit Loops.one and check it out if you want to test Loops anytime!
It's clear that Loops still has a long, long way to go, but we at TKZ will continue to bet on, among others, Loops software (and Pixelfed), on an open, inclusive, and accessible Fediverse for everyone.
Thanks for making this possible, Dan!
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in reply to dansup • • •Anyone who spends any time contributing code online will eventually have interactions with entitled, selfish and lazy users with snarky and unproductive comments trying to diminish their work.
Open source (or don't) your code whenever you want, choose whatever license you feel fits your project, push commits/releases whenever you feel like it, enable/disable the issue tracker as you see fit, you don't owe anyone your time and skills.
Congrats on the release! 🥳
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