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[–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month ago (5 children)

People really underestimate the value of stability and predictability.

There are some amazing FOSS projects out there ran by folks who don't give a crap about stability or the art of user experience. It holds them back, and unfortunately helps drive a fragmented ecosystem where we get 2,3,5 major projects all trying to do the same thing.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I wanted to like immich, but it felt like everytime I opened it there was a little box saying there was a new version available. Which would be fine except for when that new version wasn't compatible with the server version I was running, and upgrading that frequently needed changes to my compose file because they changed some option or library or something.

I just want something that can store pictures of my family without a lot of tinkering.

[–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The issue here is that these are solvable problems, release compat isn't a new problem. It's just a problem that takes dedicated effort to solve for, just like any other feature.

This is something FOSS apps tend to lack simply due to the nature of how contributions tend to work for free software. Which is an unfortunate reality, but a reality none the less.

[–] myliltoehurts@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

In their defense, they also clearly label immich as under active development with frequent changes and bugs.

Edit: nvm I saw it was already discussed in another reply.

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