This is from a couple of months ago but it came up after my previous post. It does seem like he doesn’t really like Voyager, but oh well.

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    11 months ago

    I am confused. Didn’t he release the Apollo design specifications after the APIcalypse. People were always going to release copycat apps using that.

    Edit : Seems I was wrong

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        11 months ago

        It seems I was wrong. I remember reading somewhere that he would do this but I can find anywhere where he has said or done it

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      11 months ago

      He was asked if he would open source the project but from what I can tell he said no. It’s not like it was obligatory for him to do that anyways, but when you read some of the comments in the other thread, it feels like almost a demand coming from the community rather than an ask.

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    11 months ago

    He doesn’t like Voyager for good reason though; the app basically one-for-one copied what he had built for reddit but pointed it at Lemmy instead. If somebody took something I had developed and changed very little from the outside, I would be upset too.

    I think he’s totally within reason to dislike what is essentially a ripoff of his intellectual property. That being said, I’d be surprised if he decides to make the developers have repercussions for following his design so closely.

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        11 months ago

        The design among all the Lemmy apps is essentially the same IMO. Far left you have your subscribed, bottom is the various sections… there’s not that much to it really.

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          11 months ago

          It’s not as if Apollo reinvented UI. The elements are quite simple but done in an effective and easy to use way. Voyager using that philosophy is just them admitting it’s the best way to do it.

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        11 months ago

        I think the UI is still enough to get upset about, even if the structural changes underneath are very different.

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          11 months ago

          Nah, this is LeopardsAteMyFace-worthy content. Christian would have been printing money if he made “the right choice” and kept the baby.

          The best part is if he sues, he loses his halo even more and he wins nothing. All is as it should be

          Edit: someone wanna repost there c/LeopardsAteMyFace?

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            Christian would have been printing money if he made “the right choice” and kept the baby.

            I doubt he’d be able to make a living from Lemmy’s relatively small user base.

            The author of Sync ported it over (and it’s awesome), but he had to crank up the price and he hasn’t posted much since the initial few releases. I wouldn’t be surprised if he moved on for financial reasons.

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              The author of Sync ported it over (and it’s awesome), but he had to crank up the price and he hasn’t posted much since the initial few releases. I wouldn’t be surprised if he moved on for financial reasons.

              He is still there. Updates for sync always happened in spurts during the reddit days.

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              11 months ago

              Because he passed up first-movers advantage. Instead, I’ll stick with Memmy

              Edit: also, since he canned it he’s going to be making even less or a living so thats not an argument that I will even engage with. I don’t care about his nut being smaller than previously when he’s willing to do zero nut.

              In that case, people will find and support and patronize others who step up. Im done on this conversation(whole thread). There’s nothing to be done or heard than whining.

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            11 months ago

            He’s moved on and anyway he says PixelPals now makes more money than Apollo did.

            I think people are reading too much into a short comment from months ago.

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                  11 months ago

                  Will edit

                  Edit: from what I remember, Pixel Pals is another subscription product so I would humbly suggest the same issues are present although this time, its Christian who holds the keys to the API, so to speak. I simply wouldn’t have the confidence to invest any further time or money with his projects when a precedent has been set

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      11 months ago

      People liked Apollo for the UI. That’s the (not so) secret sauce. I’d be surprised if he liked seeing his years of hard work cloned.