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jointhefediverse.net - Why was Lemmy removed from the list of fediverse alternatives? (github.com)

submitted 1 day ago by teohhanhui@lemmy.world to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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jointhefediverse.net seems to be a commonly linked resource for directing people to join the Fediverse.

Curiously, it does not list Lemmy under the list of Reddit alternatives. Their GitHub README explains why.

Previous relevant discussion: https://lemmy.ml/post/78808

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[-] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 25 points 12 hours ago

This is so stupid. Did everyone stop using ballpoint pens because the inventor was a nazi? No.

[-] Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 9 hours ago

but... I wouldn't drive a Tesla because of Elon Musk.

[-] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 6 points 9 hours ago

But by buying a tesla youre giving elon money and promoting his product which is much more closely tied to his views than lemmy is to the devs views.

[-] petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 7 hours ago

Ballpoint pens don't spread nazi propaganda. I don't know where you thought this was going.

[-] Bronzebeard@lemm.ee 4 points 6 hours ago

Have you used a pen before? They definitely can spread propaganda...

[-] DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works 18 points 13 hours ago

Could you, like, maybe post the explanation we're supposed to be discussing for context instead of making us go search for it?

[-] LarsIsCool@lemmy.world 17 points 12 hours ago

Why was Lemmy removed from the list of fediverse alternatives?

Lemmy was removed due to:

reports of how the developers handle certain types of content (post removed, view an incomplete archive)
the behavior of its creator
how the sotware itself handles users' privacy.

Keep in mind that software is by no means "neutral". The people who make it make decisions about how it works based on their beliefs and goals. That's why, for example, you can't quote posts on Mastodon (at least for now), but you can do so on other fediverse platforms.

[-] Phegan@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

God damn it, of all the garbage people to quote, why did it have to be LaRouche

[-] DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Thanks! Damn, maybe I should move to Mbin. Anyone know if there's a good mobile client for it?

[-] Blaze@feddit.org 2 points 7 hours ago

!interstellar@kbin.earth

[-] DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 hours ago

I'll have to check that out, thanks!

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 25 points 14 hours ago

The reasoning they give is ludicrous. That's idiotic as saying because someone put up a pedophile website, Apache is the devil. Even if Apache were built by NAMBLA, if it's opensource and doesn't randomly insert pictures of naked kids into your website, how does the developer matter to the product?

[-] petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 7 hours ago

If Nambla owned Apache, I think Apache should be taken from Nambla.

[-] wpb@lemmy.world 15 points 14 hours ago

"I'm gonna stop using GNU/Linux because I don't like Richard Stallman"

It's valid to dislike the devs (I disagree, I've found them nothing but courteous, and have read their posts with interest), but it's ridiculous to exclude their software from this list.