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scarabic@lemmy.world 9 months agoYeah Tapatalk tried to do that for VBulletin but the problem is that little vBulletin sites don’t have very deep pockets to delve. Little forum sites are supported by small time revenue like network ads, and limited brand sponsorships and the occasional member donation. There isn’t a lot of money in this scene as a whole, so there is relatively little innovation. In a way that’s fine. The last thing forums want is mass participation.
skulblaka@kbin.social 9 months ago
Make it a FOSS project then. No profit motive, no problem, right?
Granted, I understand that's hinging on someone actually wanting to work on this project for free. But I feel like FOSS decentralized forum software is something we might be able to get the grognards on board with.
scarabic@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Are there other good examples of successful open source mobile apps? Where the app client itself is open source?