silas

joined 1 year ago
[–] silas@programming.dev 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

EasyPanel is a hidden gem. Caprover feels very robust and the main dev is really friendly. Coolify is still under development but looks very promising.

I use Caprover mostly since it supports managing multiple servers through Docker Swarm, otherwise I’d probably be using EasyPanel.

[–] silas@programming.dev 4 points 8 months ago

Of course! Yeah, this post was intended to be less of a proposal and more of a brainstorm session. Maybe licenses aren’t the way to go about this, or we create our own licenses to be compatible with ActivityPub and match Lemmy’s values? Maybe it doesn’t matter how our content is used, or there’s nothing we can do?

[–] silas@programming.dev 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You might be right, I definitely see your point. ActivityPub adds a whole new layer to this too. In the end though, isn’t the content we post no different than anything else published on the Internet? I guess it’s important to note that technically nothing public can be 100% prevented from being used in unwanted ways. However, there might be other ways (legally, socially, etc.) we could discourage it.

Regardless, I’d love to get a better sense of how much this matters to us here on Lemmy—or if it should even matter in the first place

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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by silas@programming.dev to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml
 

I see talk here and there about how any company or individual can easily use anything we post on Lemmy however they want. This could include AI training, behavior analysis, or user profiling. With the recent news of Reddit data being sold and licensed for AI training, I thought this would be a great time to preemptively discuss how we feel about this topic and brainstorm ways to discourage unwanted use of the content we post.

I’ve seen some users add a license to the end of each of their comments. One idea might be this: Add a feature to Lemmy where each user can choose a content license that applies to everything they post. For example, one user might choose to no rights for their content (like CC0) because they don’t care how their data is used. Another user might not want companies profiting off their posts, so they’d choose a more restrictive license.

I’m eager to here everyone’s thoughts on the whole topic, so to kick things off:

  1. Do you care how your public data and posted content is used? Why or why not?
  2. What do you think of choosing a content license for your Lemmy account? Does this contradict the FOSS model?
  3. Should Lemmy have features to protect user data/content in this way, or should that be left up to the user to figure out on their own?

Data is becoming an increasingly valuable commodity in the digital world. Hopefully these big-picture conversations can help us see what we value as a community and be more prepared for the future.

[–] silas@programming.dev 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I think you can see total donations at the bottom of join-lemmy.org

[–] silas@programming.dev 2 points 8 months ago

!lemmynade@lemm.ee has this

[–] silas@programming.dev 2 points 8 months ago

I’ve been annoyed by this too. Here’s the issue on GitHub for discussion, I doubt anyone will have any objections but it still might be a little while until it’s implemented

[–] silas@programming.dev 5 points 8 months ago

These are some really good thoughts and topics to discuss at this stage in the Fediverse. We must be looking big-picture right now as we move forward. Thanks for pushing the envelope!

[–] silas@programming.dev 11 points 9 months ago (3 children)

What has been the most rewarding part of working on Lemmy for you guys?

[–] silas@programming.dev 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

As developers, what can we do (or not do) to best support Lemmy’s vision and goals right now?

[–] silas@programming.dev 38 points 10 months ago

I found this on the web for, “no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no”

[–] silas@programming.dev 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

We can’t force people to join, but we can emphasize the negatives of Reddit and the ways Lemmy solves those. Things like:

  • Lemmy does not collect personal data and share it with third parties like Reddit does
  • Lemmy does not violate your privacy with tracking or ads like Reddit does
  • Lemmy’s code and algorithms can be viewed and reviewed by anyone at any time as-is, unlike Reddit
  • Lemmy is 100% self-funded and moderated by its own users across the world. Reddit and your data is governed by a single money-driven corporation with controversial leadership

People that value those things are the ones that will consider moving over. You might say that you’ve read over Reddit’s terms and conditions, and then present the Lemmy community as a private and safe alternative if anyone wishes to join?

[–] silas@programming.dev 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Happy new year, and thanks for continuing to post these!

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i use arch btw (programming.dev)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by silas@programming.dev to c/community_request@programming.dev
 

This would be humor/memes, so if this doesn't fit this instance I can suggest it on a different instance.

url: archbtw
name: i use arch btw

I'm already moderating several communities, I'd prefer someone else to moderate

 

I like CMD + D to select the next identical selection, OPT + DOWN/UP to move the selections down or up a line, SHIFT + OPT + DOWN/UP to duplicate the selection, and CMD + / to turn the line into a comment. How bout you?

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