I get it. Being a dev is hard. Sometimes you need a break.

However it takes a few seconds for LJ to pop in and say “all is well everyone I’ll be back soon!” Like, Mr. Dawson, just copy and paste that sentence and everything would be fine.

I’m irritated because the man is selling a relatively expensive app that even has a $100 purchase option and disappeared for months on end with complete silence. I think if you’re selling an app with these kind of price points it’s important to reassure your community it’s not abandoned by simply acknowledging your existence once a month.

It’s especially important on the fediverse where projects are abandoned frequently with little fanfare. The difference being most of these projects are donated time without a ticket price. Can we PLEASE get something here, LJ? Especially for us $100 patrons as to not feel duped? Even if you just say, “yeah I’m done, sorry” I’d appreciate it. As it stands Sync has broken features and bugs galore so I’ve already moved on to Boost, but I’d be very happy to hear things will either be A) fixed soon or B) abandoned so I can just uninstall sync from my phone.

Thank you.

  • Phegan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1091·
    9 months ago

    I am currently using sync and had no idea it wasn’t being maintained, I’ve had zero issues nor have I been left wanting.

    • LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldEnglish
      18·
      9 months ago

      Same! Am a devoted sync user and I don’t recall paying for the Lemmy version but I did pay $4.99 for the Reddit version years ago. RIP to that But life goes on and I currently have no issues with s y n c.

    • Pringles@lemm.eeEnglish
      8·
      9 months ago

      Saying it’s not being maintained is a bit of a stretch at this point. When the major instances started shifting to 19.2 some months ago, he deployed a compatible update very quickly (he was waiting for it).

      There are some features I would like (having the option to open a link directly on archive.org or .is) and some that need to be addressed, like the messaging, but nothing urgent.

    • kratoz29@lemm.eeEnglish
      21·
      9 months ago

      Bro, even patched Sync for Reddit works very well, I don’t think there is a reason to complain for Sync for Lemmy really.