this post was submitted on 04 Sep 2024
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Basically, what the title says. Do you use any app, that is proprietary, but either has no OSS alternatives or they're all not good enough? If there is an alternative, what keeps you from switching?

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[–] filister 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Great, but creating such an app would require someone to foot the bill for hosting user data, the web app and this can easily amount to quite a substantial sum. Not to mention that supporting this app would also be quite time consuming.

[–] DarkCloud 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

So write it to be decentralized, like BitTorrent or limewire, but for dating.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not to mention you'd need moderation for all kinds of scams or even pedo stuff... It's a risky one.

[–] DarkCloud 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Legal waiver (no one under 18) and six picture limit, you can only change your pictures once a week.