Immich is joining FUTO!

  • krnl386@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    Whoah, isn’t FUTO the non-profit that Louis Rossmann works for? This is great news!!

  • RBG@discuss.tchncs.de
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    4 months ago

    Don’t Abuse the People We expect FUTO companies to have an honest relationship with their customers. Ideally revenue comes from customers paying directly for the services provided by company.

    https://futo.org/what-does-futo-believe/

    Good for the Immich guys, but I fear incoming enshittification or a subscription model.

    • traches@sh.itjust.works
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      4 months ago

      Your quoted paragraph is the only sane alternative to the ad supported internet. Think Fastmail vs gmail - both are run for a profit, but fastmail’s business model is to simply sell subscriptions. Their incentives are better aligned with the consumer, and while nobody’s going to become a billionaire off the company I have to imagine that they have a very reliable customer base.

      Good software should be paid for, devs gotta eat

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      4 months ago

      I know nothing about this person, but on multiple occasions I’ve had the thought that if I was a gazillionaire, I’d sponsor a bunch of open source. Maybe this is that? I’ll choose to stay hopeful (though I’m kinda dumb about this sorta stuff)