curioushom

Thanks for the reply, being able to see the data collected and then click delete is great. Does Bespoke keep all the data on its server and allows the customer to get aggregated results or does the customer get to download the raw data? If it's the latter, the delete functionality becomes... less functional.

Unsolicited advice from internet nobody: I think it's great to allow any kind of transparency in a very opaque industry, thanks for doing that. Since you don't/can't control the data usage after collection, I think leaning too hard into transparency and alluding to data sovereignty/privacy (by presenting yourself as an alternative to exploiting user data) might create unrealistic expectations (like it did for me). This is inviting unnecessary critique and distracting from your main message.

Hello Afi, it's great that you've decided to open source your software and want to drive transparency. If you're willing to share, I have a couple questions.

While it's great that the data collection can be transparently observed, it's not just the actual collection that's problematic. Data ownership, protection, storage, usage, associating with other data sources, creation of personas (accurate or misleading) is concerning.

• Do you have plans to address those in a transparent manner as well?
• How about user choice in opting-in to data collection?
• Or an observable deletion of the data (once collected) upon user request? In all the places the data is shared to?

Lastly, and unrelated, what made you choose an MIT license instead of say AGPL that would better protect your product/company while still being open source? I like the MIT license a lot, just curious.

Wish you the best in your open source journey!

Not what you're asking for and others have provided a lot of options... but if you still want to support authors and get DRM-free audio books, check out https://libro.fm. It works like Audibe credits and easy to pause and resume membership (more cost effective than buying books retail and you can buy extra credits). They also support a local brick and mortar book store of your choice with your purchase.

Like the other user said following tags is a great way to engage with things you choose. Along the way, you'll find people that you find interesting and then you can follow them directly. It's much less about seeking people and more letting them come to you.

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Also, I recently learned about this standalone server but haven't had a chance to try it out: https://github.com/bohwaz/micro-gpodder-server

Another vote for liberapay! It gives you options to show how much is being donated and gives the user options to be anonymous still.

Yes that definitely used to be an issue. But I haven't quite experienced/noticed that lately (maybe since they revamped the new home tab?)... If it's been a while, maybe give it another shot.

Antennapod is a Free Open Source Software (FOSS) podcast app. The app is well designed with great features. You can also use it for playing audio books locally as well.

An used Pixel 6 is probably the best bang for your buck. I got lucky and found one for $185 in good condition on backmarket.com. I've also bought used phones from swappa.com and have had a great experience.

I use the Mindmark plug-in for Logseq most of the time. I have used and liked FreeMind in the past.

Lemmy (the website) is a progressive web app (pwa), so you can install it to your home screen from the browser menu.
Lemmy (the network) can also be accessed by apps from the Appstore, like mlem on ios.

Matrix (synapse server) probably fits the bill.