Thanks for your review and thoughts on LBRY! Linux is the platform with the most variations and issues, because of all the different OS flavors. The app is much more stable on the Windows and Macintosh versions. No excuses, we are working on making the Linux experience better. You can join us and add your Linux issues at our Github. We're Open Source, and we rely on our community to help build LBRY. Here are the open Linux issues: https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-desktop/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+linux
As far as free speech goes, this is what LBRY is all about. Our blockchain is censorship resistant, which means you can't be deplatformed or censored. This also means potentially undesirable content will be available, but we believe in your ability to choose what kind of content you want to see.
The bigger issue is discoverability - finding the stuff you want, and not a bunch of unrelated or low quality content. This is an ongoing project we're working on, and you can see our full roadmap here: https://lbry.com/roadmap
Another thing you mentioned was LBRY being a competitor to Steem: I don't see it that way. Steem has a great ecosystem and projects, and ideally LBRY can be used with Steem and Steem apps. I believe there is strength in blockchain apps working together to bring the masses into the decentralized world.
Once again, please come have a look at our resources:
Download the app: https://lbry.com/get
Visit our Discord: https://chat.lbry.com
Try our beta web app: https://lbry.tv
Contribute to our Github: https://github/lbryio
Thank you, Steemians! We welcome you to LBRY. If you come to our Discord and mention Steem, we'll give you a little LBC to get started.
I haven't even tried it on Linux yet. I tried it on Android. It crashed many times there.
It kinda is a competitor in a way. We also have video sites. Well...we're down to at least one. It has a web interface though. :P When it comes to writing though, it's something that can be used alongside Steem possibly, for content that remains valid for longer than just 7 days. We have some ways to sell things here, but they're still in their infancy.
So you could write a book here, edit it, and sell it on LBRY as well as the Steem stores. Which I'm now considering with my own book.
But, you guys need front-ends. People need to be able to easily link people to their content there, to sell it, or just allow access to their vids.
LBRY for Android is very early beta yet - many features from the app are still being added. Additionally, we are working on LBRY on the web, and you can see a preview of it here: https://beta.lbry.tv. It's great for watching videos in that you don't have to download them like you do with the app, but the user account functions aren't there yet. I see LBRY as being complimentary to Steem powered projects like Steemit. I believe if there was a way to convert cryptocurrency seamlessly in the background without the user having to be involved, that could open up a lot of possibilities for more blockchain projects to work together instead of having to compete.