Now that Bandcamp has had huge layoffs, what about an opensource, Fediverse-friendly replacement? What can a FOSS product bring to the community and do better than Bandcamp?

  • Discoverability?
  • Broader selection of payments platforms? Direct transfer to avoid processors? (I’m ignorant about the processing system, plus international considerations)
  • Ease of spinning up (SaaS?)
  • Content deliverability (on the fly transcode from sourced FLAC or WAVs? Rich video/multi track audio?)
  • iopq@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Wait, hear me out. Direct buy from artists using crypto. Then you don’t have to deal with payment processors.

    • macniel@feddit.deEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      why though? Direct buy sure but why crypto? Just because you can send Disney bucks directly to someone?

      Just use Kofi or Patreon and you are golden.