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this post was submitted on 13 Dec 2024
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You don't have to use Lemmy to use it. You just have to copy the URL. Then as people create new posts in the community they will show up as entries in the RSS feed. You don't need to be logged in or subscribed to a community.
You would need to use lemmy to publish the feed, right?
Well yes that's true. To publish yes. But not to follow etc. About the only other option. Considering how obscure RSS is unfortunately. Is the old-fashioned way. Get a free linode basic server. Edit the RSS and upload it to the server. Someone might be able to slap together a basic GUI to handle the simple XML. Appending to the top and then sending it via FTP. But then that's just a lot of work to not use Lemmy.
I may be mistaken, but I think most activity pub services offer RSS. Kbin/Mbin Mastodon etc.
Yes, but you don't need to use Lemmy or go to Lemmy to read items of the feed (if said item is a link outside lemmy, ofc). It's called a link aggregator for a reason.
I mean yeah, that applies with any service that uses an RSS feed. RSS is just a syndication protocol, it's meant to only broadcast. If you want to contribute, you'll need to be a part of the service which is broadcasting i.e. Lemmy or Mastodon.