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Immich: FUTO — 2 years later (immich.app)

submitted 1 month ago by overstep8556@jlai.lu to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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When Immich originally joined FUTO two years ago, the news was received with a healthy level of skepticism. Who was FUTO? Why did they want to "acquire" Immich? Did this mean the beginning of the end for the product? Well, it's been almost two years now and we thought it would be fun to have a little retrospective on how things have played out since then.

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[–] UniversalBasicJustice@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

https://drewdevault.com/blog/Whats-up-with-FUTO/

FUTO is associated with Curtis Yarvin

[–] MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

According to the article you linked it isn't. They platformed him but it isn't owned by him and he doesn't work for them.

[–] UniversalBasicJustice@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

https://github.com/immich-app/immich/discussions/23176

FUTO has demonstrated other sketchy behavior. The relevant comments were collapsed when I opened the page FWIW.

Also, platforming Yarvin alone is enough for me to avoid FUTO. Everyone is free to draw their line in the sand where they will.

I edited my previous comment from "FUTO is Curtis Yarvin" to "FUTO is associated with Curtis Yarvin" to be more precise.

[–] MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I completely agree. I just thought it important to be accurate with these criticisms.

Good on ya for the edit :)

[–] UniversalBasicJustice@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Agreed, accuracy and sources are important!

[–] SuspiciousCarrot78@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

I'm confused. Are futo the bad guys now? All I know about them is that Louis Rossman used to be involved with them. I like Rossman's stuff / the futo speech to text is great (gladly donated to it).

Dunno if Rossman's split with them was just so he could focus on FULU or something more.

[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago

Hardly.

Curtis Yarvin and his associates have talked to FUTO and attempted to pitch Eron on investing in his tech startup Urbit. Yarvin also sat down and talked to Eron about issues relating to technology. Eron did not agree to fund their work and did not find their pitch to be particularly compelling. That is the extent of FUTO's relationship with Yarvin and Urbit.

Source: your github link below.