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PuttitoutIsGone ago

Won't age well. A promise is a promise.

RiverWind ago

Aether

Goats should move over to Aether, which is engineered to foil censorship and doesn't have the single point of weakness Voat has.

Aether is:

  • Free Software (AGPL)
  • Distributed (works using a client, not a single website)
  • Supportive of Free Expression
  • Engineered to prevent brigading or power-mods
  • Up and running now

If you haven't tried Aether yet, have a look. If you like it tell your friends. And bring some content!

MrPancake ago

Aether looks good; just check it out, it has a built in memory hole.

(found during the install of the Client on Linux)

"Aether is ephermeral - Things you post will eventually disappear. Think of it like Snapchat. You can post texts, GIF's, videos, and images. We care about privacy here. Deleted data can't leak."

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PuttitoutIsGone ago

Is it open source? Can we see the code?

RiverWind ago

@PuttitoutisGone

Thanks for your vital question. Yes, it is an 'Open Source' project. People are free to collaborate on it and contribute code. It is better than that, actually, as Aether is released under the AGPL (like the GPL, but with stronger support for Freedom).

For a communications platform, I think you must insist on a Free as in Freedom licence.

AGPL (GNU.org)

AGPL (Wikipedia)

Aether Open Source Statement (Aether webpage)

PuttitoutIsGone ago

Right on.