Five@slrpnk.net to U.S. News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agoOmegle shuts down after 14 yearswww.gmanetwork.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down10
arrow-up133arrow-down1external-linkOmegle shuts down after 14 yearswww.gmanetwork.comFive@slrpnk.net to U.S. News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square4linkfedilink
minus-squareCameronDevlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoWould be nice if they had opensourced the code so anyone else could host it.
minus-squarethepaperpilot@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoConsidering the reasons for shutting down, specifically that it took too many resources to keep out bad actors and keep the site as safe as possible, I don’t think making it open source is a good idea.
minus-squarefmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoIt’s always a good idea to “open” something that is “closing”. We can’t comprehend what others might be able to do with it.
Would be nice if they had opensourced the code so anyone else could host it.
Considering the reasons for shutting down, specifically that it took too many resources to keep out bad actors and keep the site as safe as possible, I don’t think making it open source is a good idea.
It’s always a good idea to “open” something that is “closing”. We can’t comprehend what others might be able to do with it.