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lobste.rs clone, invite-only. I'm not gonna beg for the privilege of providing value to an elitist community.
by elpocko 2y ago
lobste.rs clone, invite-only. I'm not gonna beg for the privilege of providing value to an elitist community.
- i_am_a_peasant 2y agoidk who you are but this comment made me wanna buy you a beer lol
- mariusor 2y agoIs it a clone when the code is open-source and the maintainers publicly invite others to use it? > You are free to use this code to start your own sister site because the code is available under a permissive license From here: https://github.com/lobsters/lobsters#:~:text=You%20are%20free%20to%20use%20this%20code%20to%20start%20your%20own%20sister%20site%20because%20the%20code%20is%20available https://github.com/lobsters/lobsters#:~:text=You%20are%20fre...
- elpocko 2y agoI called it a clone because it's the same software with the same look and feel, the same features, and the same invite rules. It's an obvious clone of lobste.rs the website, only even more exclusively tailored to a niche audience.
- zipy124 2y agoThey actually even have the same text on their stat page about their pledge drive, which clearly they did not do, but was in fact on lobste.rs. https://lobste.rs/stats https://lobste.rs/stats https://gamedev.city/stats https://gamedev.city/stats
- dutchbookmaker 2y agoI don't even mind an exclusive community but the idea of begging for an invite is against my very nature.