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[–] doodledup@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why are there official clients then? Better not to provide any client at all than bad clients based on the web UI.

[–] Ptsf@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I think you misunderstand the purpose of open source. This is something someone made for the community out of the goodness of their heart and a desire to create. You can build on top of it or use it as a base and completely remake it if you want, but they're not making money off this... So your attitude towards them and what they're offering to everyone for free is honestly quite rude and entitled.

[–] doodledup@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

I understand the purpose of open-source. I can voice my opinion and say the software isn't good in some ways. The developer should be able to handle criticism.