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Over a quarter of Lemmy users use Sync (based on a poll) (loot.buckodr.ink)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink to c/syncforlemmy@lemmy.world

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I did a poll and nearly 30% of the people who voted said they used Sync! It's stayed around that percent the whole time too!

EDIT: Here is the poll I forgot to put this here like five times lol https://strawpoll.com/wby5A21R1yA

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[-] chaircat@lemdro.id 14 points 9 months ago

it's that at any point a decision can be made which you have no control over

This is true for any software you didn't write. Plenty of FOSS software has gone in directions I didn't like.

The only real difference is whether decision makers have a profit motive. That's important, but that said, it's not everything.

[-] raevn@sh.itjust.works -2 points 9 months ago

And at any time you or someone else who is likewise pissed off can fork the software and put it straight

[-] Neve8028@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago

That's really not a valid argument for 99% of users. I'm not going to fork FOSS software because I'm an adult and have a full time job. I don't have the time to learn about the inner workings of the software to fix it. Most users are less tech savvy than myself, anyways. Saying "just fork it and fix it to your liking" to the average person is not realistic.

[-] raevn@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

If you're not happy with the software there's a good chance others are also dissatisfied and van make the chage, this happens all the time. Perhaps some of them are children without a full time job and don't mind spending time understanding something ;-) The point I'm making is that the users of the software have an additional option not available to closed source software.