Ente: Open-Source, E2E Encrypted, Google Photos Alternative

Too bad that ente.io app is not available on Apple App Store.

Yeah, searched "ente.io": *cricket*

Also no encryption-at-rest capability: https://github.com/immich-app/immich/issues/450

Ente is available on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1542026904

Looks like we've quite a bit of "ASO" work todo. Thanks for the heads up!

Regarding encryption, the link you shared points to Immich. Ente uses client side encryption, so your data is encrypted before it leaves your device, and only you have the keys to decrypt it.

Might want to s/edge/device/g in your docs.

I understand that you're trying to monetize your business and I think that is important, especially since you're here commenting on an open source alternative.

But, sending multiple emails to customers with a threat to delete their private photos unless they pay, is a kafkaesque way to do business. Sorry, I'm not going to pay for something when I'm treated with actual hostility...

  April 19th 2022: [IMPORTANT] Free account limit enforcement changes.


  May 12th 2022: FINAL NOTICE: You are in violation of our free account limits.


  Oct 6th 2022: Reminder: Your account is in violation of our free account limits.

It seems that after Oct 2022, someone realized this wasn't a good idea and the emails stopped. I just logged in and checked and still have everything there. What is the point of paying, just to silence the empty threats?

Thanks for the perspective.

I think "actual hostility" would have been simply shutting Flickr off, something Yahoo was ready to do. (Post acquisition, they later publicly admitted they regretted not doing just that[1]). I'm surprised you view getting notices that you have the opportunity to download your content (or pay for it, your choice) to be hostile. Is it less hostile to simply delete the data with no warning, like hundreds of other services have done?

We've tried hard to thread the needle between fixing Flickr's business model (it was losing tens of millions of dollars a year when we bought them, primarily because giving away 1TB/account for free is not sustainable) and giving people plenty of time to download their photos prior to deletion.

Tough problem, tough situation, but I'm largely proud of how we've handled it - there's been plenty of runway and notice for people to get their photos back if they prefer not to pay (either scenario - paying or downloading - is fine in our minds, but losing photos is not). We're not holding them hostage or anything, we want everyone to have them, one way or the other.

Email open & click rates being what they are (low), we carefully tracked them, plus download and/or subscription rates, to determine how frequently to contact people so we could have a high confidence that most people knew they had a choice and had the chance to make it.

Your photos over the free limits will be deleted, eventually. I don't know when, for your specific account, but it's certainly not just to "silence empty threats". It's not a threat, it's a statement, and it was intended as a courtesy.

I'm glad you have a choice AND you _know_ you have a choice.

[1] https://www.wsj.com/articles/verizon-to-lay-off-7-of-media-g...