mrdown@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agoBandcamp's alternative Mirlo to recieve a grant from NLNet to implement federationnlnet.nlexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squarernercle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·17 days agowhat’s the problem with bandcamp? it was often mentioned as an acceptable alternative to spotify
minus-squaremrdown@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·17 days agoThey laid off the whole worker’s union and reduced the editorial team. It’s still better than spotify but you never know when they decide they need to remove more features to make more profits so it’s cool to have mature alternative if it happen
minus-squareAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·17 days agoThey got bought out by Epic (Fortnite or Unreal from way back in the day) and then got sold to some random sketchy American company. I like Bandcamp, but a product-focused service must be: Not based in the US (preferably no Americans involved unless there is public data that shows they are not into crime). Have a legal and/or technical approach that either makes acquisition by criminal types impossible or irrelevant.
what’s the problem with bandcamp?
it was often mentioned as an acceptable alternative to spotify
They laid off the whole worker’s union and reduced the editorial team. It’s still better than spotify but you never know when they decide they need to remove more features to make more profits so it’s cool to have mature alternative if it happen
They got bought out by Epic (Fortnite or Unreal from way back in the day) and then got sold to some random sketchy American company.
I like Bandcamp, but a product-focused service must be:
Not based in the US (preferably no Americans involved unless there is public data that shows they are not into crime).
Have a legal and/or technical approach that either makes acquisition by criminal types impossible or irrelevant.