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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27182706

At the time of writing Summit for Lemmy should be completely open source.

After a lot of contemplation I’ve decided to open source the app. There are still some changes that probably need to happen before it can be considered “FOSS” but this is a huge step I think.

As I’m voiced my opinions on this previously, the main repository for Summit will not be to the public for PRs. If you encounter bugs or have any feature requests please continue to send them through the proper channels (ideally to this community).

Enjoy~~

  • Condiment2085English
    25•2 months ago

    Gonna download now and give it a try. Currently using Boost but trying a few different options to see what works best. A lot of people suggested Voyager but I didn’t like it very much.

    • ByteMeOPEnglish
      13•2 months ago

      Boost is good but it has ads and it hasn’t been updated for long. Voyager is nice but I’m not happy with the iOS design on Android

    • L3ft_F13ld!English
      11•2 months ago

      Thunder is my personal recommendation with Raccoon being my next choice.

      If you’re interested that is. Otherwise just pretend I was never here.

      • VictorEnglish
        5•2 months ago

        Tried Raccoon just now, uninstalled instantly. Not very polished compared to other apps. My personal opinion.

        • L3ft_F13ld!English
          6•2 months ago

          Good thing there’s so many options for people to find what they’re looking for.

          • VictorEnglish
            6•2 months ago

            That’s the beauty 🥰 And no corporate authority that says the apps have to be removed for any reason ✊

    • VictorEnglish
      2•2 months ago

      I’m trying it out right now, it doesn’t feel very polished compared to others I main, like Sync or Boost.

      • Condiment2085English
        4•2 months ago

        I agree in some ways and not in others. Having no ads gives Summit a big leg up for me, but there are some interfaces that aren’t super intuitive.

        On Android (not sure if it’s on iOS) I like that it feels more native than boost.

        • VictorEnglish
          2•2 months ago

          Ads can be bad but Boost has a one-time small payment to remove ads, very good deal, and the ads on Sync don’t work (for me at least) 99% of the time, so I just see an empty space most of the time where the ads would be. 😁

          • @toynbee@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1•2 months ago

            Sounds like someone has a pihole.

            If that’s the case and the ads still work 1% of the time, maybe update the blocklist?

  • z3rOR0neEnglish
    16•2 months ago

    Nice. Hopefully somebody puts it up on FDroid.

    • idunnololzEnglish
      17•2 months ago

      It’s on my to-do but the process seems annoying potentially so we’ll see. I just wanted to open source the project so there is at least some progress. I was finding myself making long lists of shit to do before I can open source the project but you know what fk those lists and just open source it now. Ask questions later. :D

      • z3rOR0neEnglish
        4•2 months ago

        Really good stuff. Obviously do what you can and it’s great you’re open sourcing the project. That’s always a good thing imho. I just made the suggestion to get it up on FDroid as a lot of people who love open source and are on Android prefer to get their apps there.

        If you’re able, please do so. But even if you don’t, please know you open sourcing this, it’s appreciated. Thank you.

    • heleosEnglish
      16•2 months ago

      I loved sync for reddit, and even paid for the ad-free version on Lemmy, but I’m on summit now. Dev attentiveness and interaction is a 180 from the sync dev, and summit is great to use

      • @A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5•2 months ago

        I’ve been using Boost since Sync lost the “mark as read” feature, but I took a second look at Summit since I wrote that comment… And I actually think I like it more lol.

        Do you know if it has push notifications? I moderate a handful of communities so getting notified of reports would be huge.

        • @JustAnotherKay@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2•2 months ago

          Looks like it has the ability to poll your accounts periodically to check for notifications. I presume this would then send a push notification, and the most frequent interval is 15 minutes

    • @DrSteveBrule@mander.xyzEnglish
      1•2 months ago

      I’m not a developer but I believe it was the Voyager dev that explained Lemmy currently can’t do this. Apps only reach out to Lemmy servers while they are open. Push notifications would require the developers to run their own servers that the apps would reach out to while running in the background and no one wants to pay for that especially since most apps are free. I may be explaining this wrong.