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Pixelfed & Loops Kickstarter Campaign Just Launched (www.kickstarter.com)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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To celebrate the release of the Pixelfed Mobile app going live on the Apple App Store & Google Play Store, we’re proud to be launching our first Kickstarter campaign. All funds raised will go toward continued development and support of the core Pixelfed Foundation applications and the ActivityPub ecosystem at large.

The Pixelfed Team builds open source and ethical social networks for the masses. We aim to be the first Fediverse app with a billion people by taking on the worlds biggest players using open source standards. Designed and built for a better society, to bring us closer together without tracking or surveillance.

Edit: They met their funding goal!!! 🎉

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[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago

someone is tarnishing the sacred name of a kickstarter campaign

Wow. You really missed the mark on that one. I don't know why would you think I was making that point instead of the very clearly more sensible "it's not what it's for".

In other words, why don't they just have a donation page like everyone else?

[-] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

My point being I see no reason why Kickstarter can't be for kickstarting the rapid scaling of a free, available-to-all project when it can be for rampant, unadulterated scams. This is easily within the spirit if not the letter of Kickstarter, unlike the scams which fit the letter but not the spirit.

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Once again, not saying it "can't" be used for anything, it is just a strange choice because it's not "kickstarting" anything. The pupose of Kickstarter (and other crowdfunding sites) is to generate the necessary funds to bring something into existence. It's already going. It's like using it to sell products that are already on store shelves. Like, why do I need this? Why wouldn't I just go to the store and buy it? I don't understand the purpose.