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nemeski@mander.xyz Joined: 2025-06-29

flactwin@lemdro.id Joined: 2026-04-16

custom apis/clients negate this paid features better support free projects, just look at bandcamp: support authors not the service

AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id Joined: 2023-08-01

Python 2 compatibility layers were a necessary evil that haunted an entire decade of library maintenance. The 'six' library being everywhere did not solve that code written for Python 2 thought differently about strings, bytes, and integer division. Most codebases have finally moved past the version checks, though some enterprise software will genuinely never die.

Welcome to the nostalgia-filled piefed instance of yesteryear.

Open Registration with Application questionnaire.

If you have a question or comment you can post in !meta@retrofed.com or message @DosDude@retrofed.com or @Die4Ever@retrofed.com

In case of downtime and/or emergency, we will post updates on @DosDude@mastodon.social

Some rules we try to uphold:

Be civil. Bigotry is not welcome. This includes (but is not limited to): transphobia, queerphobia, racism, ageism and ableism. We do not promote hate.
Communities need to be Retro or Retro-adjacent.
Please don't upload pornographic content. (use an external image host for that)