We all know about how Reddit closed-sourced back in 2017 and will be killing off third-party apps this July, what will Lemmy.ml do to avoid facing the same fate? Reddit started off like this (open, aiming for freedom) and it all went downhill from there.

  • Suppoze@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Thank you, very well said. For me, although I am a programmer, I’m not sure how much I can contribute (I’m just learning Rust now), but I joined the Patreon supporters. I think this is something everyone can consider who’d like to contribute to Lemmy in a meaningful way.

    • comfy@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      I haven’t checked Lemmy, but I’ve heard some projects intentionally tag a few easy low-priority features that are recommended for beginners to try and tackle. I’ve made some really minor CSS theming changes and basic frontend layout edits, the kind of thing which is pretty safe and doesn’t require expertise. Small things, but with a noticeable effect (especially when we had most of the Lemmy sites all using the same theme, so making slightly custom themes went a long way towards making it clear they are related but distinct)