Companies have strategically undermined community driven projects in the past many times. We should all keep an eye out for corporate movements in this space. I felt the duty to spread this awareness.
[YSK about corporations' strategies to kill open source protocols] cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/571039
[https://ploum.net/2023-06-23-how-to-kill-decentralised-networks.html]
I saw this in another thread on /c/Showerthoughts. I think it's important for this to be circulated widely so that the broader Fediverse community is aligned. We don't want admins second-guessing their decisions when users start infighting. We should be united in our thinking and ready to protect our platform.
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Fickle_Ferret@lemmy.ml · 20 pts · 3y
This happened with the open source messaging service that ran on the internet service layer, google killed that I believe.
imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 3y
XMPP.
They discuss that whole situation in detail in the linked article.
federico3@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 3y
Here's a summary: https://ploum.net/2023-06-23-how-to-kill-decentralised-networks.html
sliceable_aspirin@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 3y
Yep, should serve as a corollary to the "cloud is just someone else's computer" meme.
Candelestine@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Yep.
I do like throwing cold water on things, I'm a big fan, but there's no cold water to throw here. Corporations are entities designed to pursue a single goal as efficiently as possible. If our destruction would aid that goal, then they will pursue it. To do otherwise would be a failure of their responsibility to society, which is not the same as an individual's responsibility.
Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 3y
Gotta use the proper open source lincenses.
melonplant@latte.isnot.coffee · 1 pts · 3y
Thanks for sharing, I had no idea there was a messaging format like XMPP