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You can do the opposite: take the Reddit apps that aren't working anymore, do a one line change [1] (to use https://api.rings.social https://api.rings.social) a

You can do the opposite: take the Reddit apps that aren't working anymore, do a one line change [1] (to use https://api.rings.social https://api.rings.social) and you're now able to use a Reddit client to browse Rings [2][3] - a Reddit API compatible content-voting platform licensed as AGPLv3. [1]: https://github.com/rings-social/Infinity-For-Rings/commit/cd5a1d643fd72a409f4257158d6c7c531c3de37b https://github.com/rings-social/Infinity-For-Rings/commit/cd... [2]: https://rings.social https://rings.social [3]: https://github.com/rings-social https://github.com/rings-social

BoxOfRain 3y ago
A cool variation of this would be a Reddit API to ActivityPub bridge which would make it compatible with Lemmy, Kbin etc. I saw a project for this a while ago but can't remember what it's called.
- jeroenhd 3y ago
  You may be thinking of tafkars: https://github.com/derivator/tafkars https://github.com/derivator/tafkars Activity seems to have died down now that some larger Reddit apps have announced they're building dedicated Lemmy clients. Connect for Lemmy is pretty good already, Sync is coming out with an app in a few weeks, and there are other apps out there as well.
thomond 3y ago
It doesn't look like it's buzzing with activity. Six posts?
- denysvitali 3y ago
  It's still being developed and other posts are available in the other rings. The "/r/popular" feed is not (yet) a feed
RamblingCTO 3y ago
This uses a different social network, doesn't it? Why would you want that? The point of reddit is the existing community
- denysvitali 3y ago
  Which migrated away because of all the API mess :D
  - stainablesteel 3y ago
    where did they migrate to? i'm still looking for a replacement to the r/python community that was [tyrannically] taken down by mods who hid a poll to do so under some vaguely named sticky post that was the most useful place to find new python projects on the internet and i'm still peeved that the mods didn't propose any new place for the users to go
    - Bystander22 3y ago
      >some vaguely named sticky post June 7: 'Should r/Python participate in the June 12th Blackout' https://imgur.com/a/A2gfdmd https://imgur.com/a/A2gfdmd
      - stainablesteel 3y ago
        that was the first post, they shut down the re-opened when they re-opened only mods could post, and it was a daily discussion thread then there was a sticky, a poorly named one, where apparently there was another poll about what to do with the sub. next comes a day when they plan to shut the sub down and the comment section is filled with people saying they didn't know this was happening and that the sticky was vaguely named. so, no, i'm not referring to the june 7th post
        Bystander22 3y ago
        I'm not sure they were hiding anything; maybe you just missed it among the thousands of other posts collectively across thousands of subs about the blackout protest. There was also: * June 11: 'r/Python Will Black Out on June 12 at 00:00 UTC' * June 12: 'By community vote, r/Python will Return to a Blackout' * June 16: 'An Update about our Community' (text started with links, 'Here is a summary of the changes which prompted the recent Blackout. Here's our announcement for doing the Blackout....' and then 'Hence we wish to take another poll of community feedback...' * June 28: 'By community vote, r/Python will Return to a Blackout' Looks like the volunteer r/python mods were doing their best to keep everyone involved in the decision-making and informed of the outcomes while also juggling that volunteer activity for a for-profit company with their paying jobs and real-world responsibilities.
Sarkie 3y ago
That's what people want. Compatible APIs, not content.
rkangel 3y ago
Surely the lesson from Reddit (and Twitter and every other commercial social media entity) is that we shouldn't put our trust in a single organisation? if you're going to take the "pain" of moving away from the network effect of your existing walled garden, surely it would better to move to something with a better governance model, like a federated solution? Lemmy is far from perfect but I have found it to provide a lot of what I looked for in Reddit's absence. [I only really use Reddit on mobile, and so with the absence of decent mobile apps Reddit is effectively shut down for me]
- denysvitali 3y ago
  Which is sort of also what you're doing with federated platforms. Just look at what's happening with Meta's Threads and Mastodon. In the end you'll always have someone in the driver seat deciding for you who's going to see what (by not federating with threads.net for example). In a similar fashion, the code is AGPLv3 so you can run your own instance in both cases
  - thesuitonym 3y ago
    The difference with a federated solution is that if you don't like the driver, you can switch to a different one.
    - mikeravkine 3y ago
      No, no you can't! When the admin borks the server that holds your data, it's just gone.
      - denysvitali 3y ago
        The same applies to your profile on a federated instance...
        millzlane 3y ago
        Can you host your own profile?
msla 3y ago
It doesn't look like Rings has any content. I tried to "Explore" and all I found were a few test posts.
- denysvitali 3y ago
  The /r/popular is not a feed (yet) - you can create posts and rings such as /r/news [1]. https://rings.social/comments https://rings.social/comments shows the latest comments and I plan on adding a similar feature (new?) to the /r/popular multi-rings [1]: https://rings.social/r/news https://rings.social/r/news
thesuitonym 3y ago
How are there 3094892 subscribers to /r/news but only 6 posts (Seven if you count the one reply)? What does Rings offer over Lemmy?
- denysvitali 3y ago
  https://github.com/rings-social/backend/blob/5ad749ded69fff21d7bbcfbb3790a42fdf49d1a8/pkg/fill_test_data.go#L16 https://github.com/rings-social/backend/blob/5ad749ded69fff2... Rings gives an API compatibility layer for Reddit that should make the transition from Reddit to Rings easier - if the app developers decide to switch their app endpoints.

BoxOfRain 3y ago

A cool variation of this would be a Reddit API to ActivityPub bridge which would make it compatible with Lemmy, Kbin etc. I saw a project for this a while ago but can't remember what it's called.

jeroenhd 3y ago
You may be thinking of tafkars: https://github.com/derivator/tafkars https://github.com/derivator/tafkars Activity seems to have died down now that some larger Reddit apps have announced they're building dedicated Lemmy clients. Connect for Lemmy is pretty good already, Sync is coming out with an app in a few weeks, and there are other apps out there as well.

thomond 3y ago

It doesn't look like it's buzzing with activity. Six posts?

denysvitali 3y ago
It's still being developed and other posts are available in the other rings. The "/r/popular" feed is not (yet) a feed

RamblingCTO 3y ago

This uses a different social network, doesn't it? Why would you want that? The point of reddit is the existing community

denysvitali 3y ago
Which migrated away because of all the API mess :D
- stainablesteel 3y ago
  where did they migrate to? i'm still looking for a replacement to the r/python community that was [tyrannically] taken down by mods who hid a poll to do so under some vaguely named sticky post that was the most useful place to find new python projects on the internet and i'm still peeved that the mods didn't propose any new place for the users to go
  - Bystander22 3y ago
    >some vaguely named sticky post June 7: 'Should r/Python participate in the June 12th Blackout' https://imgur.com/a/A2gfdmd https://imgur.com/a/A2gfdmd
    - stainablesteel 3y ago
      that was the first post, they shut down the re-opened when they re-opened only mods could post, and it was a daily discussion thread then there was a sticky, a poorly named one, where apparently there was another poll about what to do with the sub. next comes a day when they plan to shut the sub down and the comment section is filled with people saying they didn't know this was happening and that the sticky was vaguely named. so, no, i'm not referring to the june 7th post
      - Bystander22 3y ago
        I'm not sure they were hiding anything; maybe you just missed it among the thousands of other posts collectively across thousands of subs about the blackout protest. There was also: * June 11: 'r/Python Will Black Out on June 12 at 00:00 UTC' * June 12: 'By community vote, r/Python will Return to a Blackout' * June 16: 'An Update about our Community' (text started with links, 'Here is a summary of the changes which prompted the recent Blackout. Here's our announcement for doing the Blackout....' and then 'Hence we wish to take another poll of community feedback...' * June 28: 'By community vote, r/Python will Return to a Blackout' Looks like the volunteer r/python mods were doing their best to keep everyone involved in the decision-making and informed of the outcomes while also juggling that volunteer activity for a for-profit company with their paying jobs and real-world responsibilities.

Sarkie 3y ago

That's what people want. Compatible APIs, not content.

rkangel 3y ago

Surely the lesson from Reddit (and Twitter and every other commercial social media entity) is that we shouldn't put our trust in a single organisation? if you're going to take the "pain" of moving away from the network effect of your existing walled garden, surely it would better to move to something with a better governance model, like a federated solution? Lemmy is far from perfect but I have found it to provide a lot of what I looked for in Reddit's absence. [I only really use Reddit on mobile, and so with the absence of decent mobile apps Reddit is effectively shut down for me]

denysvitali 3y ago
Which is sort of also what you're doing with federated platforms. Just look at what's happening with Meta's Threads and Mastodon. In the end you'll always have someone in the driver seat deciding for you who's going to see what (by not federating with threads.net for example). In a similar fashion, the code is AGPLv3 so you can run your own instance in both cases
- thesuitonym 3y ago
  The difference with a federated solution is that if you don't like the driver, you can switch to a different one.
  - mikeravkine 3y ago
    No, no you can't! When the admin borks the server that holds your data, it's just gone.
    - denysvitali 3y ago
      The same applies to your profile on a federated instance...
      - millzlane 3y ago
        Can you host your own profile?

msla 3y ago

It doesn't look like Rings has any content. I tried to "Explore" and all I found were a few test posts.

denysvitali 3y ago
The /r/popular is not a feed (yet) - you can create posts and rings such as /r/news [1]. https://rings.social/comments https://rings.social/comments shows the latest comments and I plan on adding a similar feature (new?) to the /r/popular multi-rings [1]: https://rings.social/r/news https://rings.social/r/news

thesuitonym 3y ago

How are there 3094892 subscribers to /r/news but only 6 posts (Seven if you count the one reply)? What does Rings offer over Lemmy?

denysvitali 3y ago
https://github.com/rings-social/backend/blob/5ad749ded69fff21d7bbcfbb3790a42fdf49d1a8/pkg/fill_test_data.go#L16 https://github.com/rings-social/backend/blob/5ad749ded69fff2... Rings gives an API compatibility layer for Reddit that should make the transition from Reddit to Rings easier - if the app developers decide to switch their app endpoints.