That feels a bit too corporate-y for my taste...
And I mean, why do we need this to be open-source? If you plan to self-host, you can just host a personal webpage. With just a few lines of HTML+CSS, you can get a decent looking link-collection.
this post was submitted on 26 Jul 2022
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People want "flashiness" nowadays. I've had to deal with this line of thinking far too often. I'd much rather have a simple site as a collection of links: it loads quickly, looks clean, and it's easy to maintain.
I can see that being an aspect, but there's gotta be thousands of flashy HTML templates for this out there, most of them probably created by Tumblr users.
And well, I feel like being able to make it precisely your own thing, that's also worth a lot. People put so much effort into their online brand, I feel like they would appreciate this freedom quite a bit.
I'm not sure I'd use it myself, but I do appreciate the author publishing their source.
Yeah, I certainly do prefer published source code over proprietary bullshit. I've just grown wary of companies using it as some feel-good marketing term (or here even as basically the unique selling point), when it's pretty much teethless in the given scenario...
I've welcomed Singlelink, and have used them. Not all of us can rustle up "just a few lines of HTML+CSS"! I've found Singlelink to be a small project and probably way less corporate than Linktree and AllMyLinks et al. My only issue has been being unable to reset my password, unfortunately! 😆
Since you clearly quoted me, I wanted to clarify that I'm not saying anyone can just throw down a personal webpage with no learning involved.
I'm saying that it being open-source is only really meaningful when you want to self-host it, i.e. on your own server or that of a hosting provider of your choosing.
And then because self-hosting requires a certain technical expertise, that's when I'm saying that anyone wanting to self-host should just as well be able to grab some HTML template from the internet and host that instead.
So, these services do exist for a reason. I'm just questioning their usefulness for self-hosting.
But what if you want to host not only a single page, but a whole service like this?
Yeah, fair point. Someone could try to compete with them via their source code.
I guess it can be argued that they even want someone to compete.
No harm intended, sorry.
I guess I like that they at least express some commitment to the open source ethos. Self-hosting is of varying importance to many of us, but I've found it useful. Different strokes for different folks!
I'm still not sure I understand what this or Linktree is. Best as I can tell, it's some kind of electronic business card for your social media accounts? Is that right?
basically, having one link for all you links
I see, thanks.