Ben Hur Horse Race

I guess I am talking ethics. I guess I have a vague sense of hypocrisy with the ‘open letter’ taking a vague moral/ethical high ground while it’s author has ripped off the design of a different piece of software (at least the UI) pixel for pixel

yeah that all makes sense.

i guess i just raised an eyebrow as the author of the letter was like “its just code and community” whilst absolutely copying their design down to the order of the items on the popup menu for posts

You believe that making the learning curve “flat” means that you have to copy the exact shape, size and style of the icons?

I’m all for pixelfed. I have a pixelfed account. This is a fun way to talk about the project.

I was pretty surprised at how the app is essentially a complete clone of IG. like the styling and layout of every button is pixel for pixel the exact same as IG. Innovation is one thing but copying everything about a program and calling it your own I’m not so sure about.

rise up!

I am superior to everyone in the world because I own a Nikon DSLR (its a d60 from like 2010)