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PieFed vs Lemmy. What say you? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by beSyl@slrpnk.net to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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So, it seems like PieFed is becoming a real alternative to lemmy.

What are the differences between these two? From a tech perspective, and also morality/ethics, if you want. Any differences in vision for these services?

Say whatever is on your mind. I want to know.

On which one should we put our weight?

Edit: I will leave this post here, which is a post by one of the devs of Lemmy that enumerates some of the things Lemmy 1.0 has. Lemmy 1.0 seems to be already in alpha stage and is already testable. The feature selection does look fantastic. Here is the post I am referring to: https://lemmy.ml/post/40744781

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[-] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 24 points 2 weeks ago

I switched to piefed to help it grow, although for me the lemmy experience is still superior, due to the difference in clients available for Android.

On Android, the Voyager Lemmy client is better than the Blorp Piefed client.

Since the blorp Dev reads these comments (thanks for making us free software!), here's my list of features to bring blorp up to parity, from most to least important:

Choose what type of link to share by default: community link, poster's link, my instance link, or blorp link, or other.... Currently when I want to share something, I have to open it on Voyager to get a link.
Ability to select text in comments. Voyager has this in the context menu.
Ability to hide read posts. Blorp has this setting but it doesn't work. When I open piefed I see old posts, but on Voyager I see fresh stuff.
Ability to download .webp images. Downloads fail, but I can "share" the file to a file manager and save it that way.
Put the profile button on the bottom stripe so it is easier to reach.

[-] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 18 points 2 weeks ago

I thought Voyager supports piefed now?

[-] nebajoth@piefed.ca 17 points 2 weeks ago

it does. i am using voyager on piefed right now.

[-] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I guess I'm bad at logging in. Thanks.

[-] Signtist@bookwyr.me 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I had to sign up for the experimental bug test version of Voyager to gain access to piefed compatibility, though that was several months ago now; not sure if it's been added to the main version yet or not. I haven't had any issues using the experimental version.

[-] gigachad@piefed.social 7 points 2 weeks ago

It does. The only thing I miss compared to the Lemmy experience is that "auto fill title" does not work yet when link posting. However, most of the PieFed features aren't integrated into Voyager yet, so it will be similar to the Lemmy experience but you will miss out a lot of PieFed stuff.

[-] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

Ah, good to know. I'm already pretty happy with the lemmy voyager experience for just passive scrolling, and mostly do anything important (mod actions, longer comments, etc) on desktop anyway, so for me at least, that switch would be pretty seamless. Though hopefully Voyager supports more piefed features in the future!

[-] greybeard@feddit.online 7 points 2 weeks ago

When I moved from Lemmy to Piefed, I just dumped apps all together. I've been using the web version since and it works absolutely fine for my use. Granted, I mostly comment, having only created a few posts ever. So perhaps using built in "share" feature of phone OSs is useful, but besides that, the web version works great.

[-] moseschrute@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Do you mind opening a GitHub issue? You can just make a single issue with that checklist. It’s just easier for me to track what needs to be done in GitHub instead of random Lemmy/PieFed comments. PieFed hide read should be an easy fix.

https://github.com/Blorp-Labs/blorp

[-] JayGray91@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago

Would you be willing to try Summit? That also supports piefed instances for some time now.

I didn't know voyager now supports piefed. Have to give it a try some time.

[-] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Trying it out, first step change post type to ~~card~~ full!

Edit: how do you actually post something? EDIT: it is the ... Menu

[-] JayGray91@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago

You can also swipe left for voting and replying.... in some views lol

Now that I'm saying it, it has some weirdness to it even though I've used it for months.

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