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Cake day: June 15th, 2023
  • silas@programming.devtoLemmy@lemmy.ml•Just realized we have no solution for communities with inactive mods at Lemmy (devs, please look into this)English
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    11 months ago

    We can’t force people to join, but we can emphasize the negatives of Reddit and the ways Lemmy solves those. Things like:

    • Lemmy does not collect personal data and share it with third parties like Reddit does
    • Lemmy does not violate your privacy with tracking or ads like Reddit does
    • Lemmy’s code and algorithms can be viewed and reviewed by anyone at any time as-is, unlike Reddit
    • Lemmy is 100% self-funded and moderated by its own users across the world. Reddit and your data is governed by a single money-driven corporation with controversial leadership

    People that value those things are the ones that will consider moving over. You might say that you’ve read over Reddit’s terms and conditions, and then present the Lemmy community as a private and safe alternative if anyone wishes to join?

  • silas@programming.devtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Best text to image generatorEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Talking to a text-to-image model is kinda like meeting someone from a different generation and culture that only half knows your language. You have to spend time with them to be able to communicate with them better and understand the “generational and cultural differences” so to speak.

    Try checking out PromptHero or Civit.ai to see what prompts people are using to generate certain things.

    Also, most text-to-image models are not made to be conversational and will work better if your prompts are similar to what you’d type in when searching for a photo on Google Images. For example, instead of a command like “Generate a photo for me of a…”, do “Disposable camera portrait photo, from the side, backlight…”

  • silas@programming.devtoFree and Open Source Software@beehaw.org•Does a FOSS App need TOS and Privacy Policy?English
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    1 year ago

    Definitely take this all with a grain of salt—I am by no means a legal expert, this is just my advice.

    Privacy Policy

    Required by law in Germany if you are collecting any sort of data about your users (even if it is being collected by a third party through your app, or if it is entirely anonymous data).

    Data Processing Agreement

    Required by law in Germany for the same reasons as the Privacy Policy. This agreement makes it clear how your users’ data is used.

    Cookie Policy

    Required by law in Germany if your application uses cookies of any kind (mostly applies to web app and web technologies)

    Terms of Service

    Highly recommended. This may protect you immensely if and when you end up in a legal situation down the road.

    Other

    Otherwise, you should look into these as well if applicable:

    • EULA (if distributing your app to be run on someone else’s device)
    • DCMA Policy (if you host and share any user-generated content)
    • Return Policy (if you are selling anything)

    These documents matter most if (1) there is money involved or (2) when you are receiving, processing, storing, or sharing user-submitted content or any data about your users. This is because you are less likely to end up in a legal mess if you’re not taking people’s money or data.

    Starting out, you can find templates for these online. A template will be better than nothing at all. Then, if you are able down the road, you can hire a legal professional to write and review your documents for you. A legal professional might recommend more specific documents or different versions of the same document as well.

    Not sure about Germany, but in the United States it’s fairly inexpensive to start an LLC. You can then put legal documents under that new entity instead of your own personal name. This can protect you and your own belongings from any unfortunate financial or legal situations.

    Again, if you’re not receiving money or any user data, you don’t have to worry quite as much. However, it never hurts to play it safe. Mistakes happen and anyone can get sued.