• Kichae@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    Most software developers aren’t interested in being website admins for every Tom, Dick, and Harry. They’re building the software for other people to host websites, not to run a social networking site for you.

    It’s not like the phpBB devs are hosting random car enthusiast websites.

    • Supervisor194@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Nobody said they are. However, “a great fediverse alternative to Facebook” does not mean, in the minds of most people who might read it: “you could host a website that would serve as a great fediverse alternative to Facebook.”