How is the general perception of emby? They’re closed source and US based.
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EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
If this is enough to push you away from Plex but you’ve trait Jellyfin and it’s still not there for you, try emby.media
It is the software Jellyfin is forked from and bridges the gap between the freedom of Jellyfin and the polished look and function of Plex.
Wobble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
cm0002@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
They’re not just closed source, they started as the open source project response to Plex. It was promised that they would be open source forever. They lied, slammed the source door shut a few years later and pivoted to a paywall.
There was no discussion with the community or contributors, no alternatives explored, no surveys or polls.
Just a “Sorry we’re going closed source” blog post, Jellyfin was forked from them in vengeance.
SirSamuel@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Well now I’ll like Jellyfin even harder
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Emby remains in the position Plex used to, pre-enshittification. They’re closed source and have a PlexPass style license, but if you miss the value you got with old-Plex, Emby fills that spot.
cm0002@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Emby used to be open sourced but offered the Emby Premiere subscription for some added features, and the open source half allowed people to just bypass the paywall, so they closed sourced it. Jellyfin is a Fork of Emby pre-closed sourcing.
You should not be recommending them at all for any reason for that. I was there and saw the shit that went down over it.
Emby should be considered a no-go for all purposes.
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Oh no I’d absolutely recommend it for anybody switching from Plex. Anybody who liked Plex and the state it was in pre-enshittification will obviously have no qualms with a proprietary solution. If FOSS is your end goal then you’d have a better argument, but Plex refugees are for obvious reasons not a part of that demographic.
Emby is a great product that “Just works” in the same way Plex used to and for that purpose it is head and shoulders above Jellyfin even if it doesn’t have the benefit of being FOSS.
cm0002@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Absolutely not, fuck Emby with a branding iron, they’re far shittier than Plex’s decisions.
At least Plex started out as a for-profit company and has never misrepresented themselves as anything but. Unlike Emby.
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Nah, as far as I’m aware Emby hasn’t started their own streaming service and pivoted away from their self-hosted oriented position, or shoving a bunch of bloat into their server software. They haven’t shoehorned a bunch of unwanted social features into it either. If you were fine paying for Plex five years ago, you’ll be fine with Emby.
cm0002@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Yea because like I said, they’re on an enshittification train on the same track just some stops behind, except they started with far worse decisions
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
It sounds like they haven’t even made their first stop, nor do they even have the train yet. And it seems like none of those bad decisions have even been made yet.
I guess you could predict that one day they will start their enshittification journey, but that day is not today.
SirSamuel@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
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