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I mentioned elsewhere but Lemmy should implement the Reddit API so we can use RedReader on it. I don't understand what is so great about Sync. I thought the idea of Lemmy was to be CEO-proof, to use someone's term from another thread. That fails if people rely on a closed source program to access it.
How would he make money?
Patreon?
Not a very reliable way to earn an income on something that anybody can fork, I would've thought.
I'm unfamiliar with Sync so I don't know why anyone thinks it is something that Lemmy needs. Maybe it is and I'm missing something. I used RedReader when I was still on reddit and it is a FOSS program. I have the impression it is comparable to Sync, but maybe I'm missing something.
The Lemmy software is all free. The people posting here aren't getting paid. It's all community work. So I don't see how Sync is somehow special and in need of being the unique piece of the infrastructure that has to make a profit.
It could be that Lemmy simply isn't that hot a business opportunity for Sync's developer. If so, that is perfectly ok--I'm sure he has plenty of other attrative options.
If you don't like that Sync is closed source you are free to use any other Lemmy app that is FOSS 🤷
I've used a lot of Reddit apps. Slide, Red Reader, Infinity, Stealth, Joey, Boost, Reddit is Fun, Sync, etc.
And I preferred the paid apps over the FOSS ones with the better filtering options it had and UI and display customization I preferred. It's preference at the end of the day. FOSS options were available yet people chose to pay, so there was something people preferred about them enough to pay.
FOSS apps will be there anyways and be not affected.
That's cool. Tapbots (Tweetbot) seem to be doing well with their paid Ivory app on Mastodon, so I guess we'll see how well Sync goes as a paid option. If it has the right features and design for me, I imagine I'll be happy to pay.
I mentioned elsewhere but Lemmy should implement the Reddit API so we can use RedReader on it.
You may want to look into https://github.com/derivator/tafkars.
The trailing period on your link breaks it, just a heads up.