Five to U.S. [email protected]English • 8 months agoOmegle shuts down after 14 yearswww.gmanetwork.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down10
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minus-square@CameronDevlink5•8 months agoWould be nice if they had opensourced the code so anyone else could host it.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•8 months 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-squarefmstratlinkfedilinkEnglish2•8 months 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.