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Post your open-source project on Lemmy, the self-hosted Reddit alternative
At least 100 upvotes on every post
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What they did
Lemmy, a self-hosted Reddit alternative, is unusually receptive to open-source projects. Post there as part of the launch week and for later updates.
What happened
Every post gets at least 100 upvotes
- Stage
- launch
“Then you have something that you probably never heard before, which is called Lemmy. This is an alternative to Reddit.”
“Every time I post something on Lemmy, it's getting at least 100 upvotes. Great way to post your stuff.”
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