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Some other groovy communities for those who wish to own their products, their data and their life:

Right to Repair/Ownership

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FreeMediaHeckYeah

Louis Rossman's YouTube channel

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Plex is locking remote streaming behind a subscription in April (www.plex.tv)

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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/27204525

We are also changing how remote playback works for streaming personal media (that is, playback when not on the same local network as the server). The reality is that we need more resources to continue putting forth the best personal media experience, and as a result, we will no longer offer remote playback as a free feature. This—alongside the new Plex Pass pricing—will help provide those resources. This change will apply to the future release of our new Plex experience for mobile and other platforms.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I bought it several years ago and it's more than paid for itself over the years.

Same, who takes a monthly subscription when you can have a lifetime license? If there was no lifetime I won’t be using plex because [email protected], but when they offer a one time payment license it is just as any software license.

Well, any software license from before the subscription era.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

If there was no lifetime I won’t be using plex because [email protected]

100%. I'm very anti-subscription, which is why I'm using Plex. I recently dropped subscriptions to Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+.

I only maintained them because I was sharing with family members who couldn't afford their own subscriptions, but those companies have decided to limit sharing, so they're gone now.

Now I share my Plex server instead. Still free for my friends and family, and I'm in control of the content now. No more favorite shows or movies disappearing because a license ran out or something.

I'm dreading the eventual enshittification of Plex, but as long as it's still functional for my needs, I'll keep using it.

Others like Jellyfin or Emby weren't as functional or user friendly as Plex for me, so I'm hoping Plex holds out for a while longer.