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 (DIR) Post #9sCxTrC4Ts4k00djCS by blog@wedistribute.org
       2020-02-19T21:28:59.509556Z
       
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       Funkwhale has taken off in popularity in recent months, touting a web-based music platform with cloud storage and an open API for clients. Although it already offers ActivityPub support for federating music collections between multiple instances, one criticism has involved a lack of connection between Funkwhale and the rest of the fediverse ecosystem.One exciting effort from the Funkwhale project to address this is the development of a new fixture to the platform: channels. The feature is still very much in early development, but the underlying pieces allow for creators to build their own media channels for podcasting as well as music, with the initial emphasis being on the former.Work-in-progress UI for a test podcast channelThe project developers and designers are making great progress on the feature already. Funkwhale has an official test group for podcast creators to try out the UI, and basic federation from a Funkwhale channel to a Mastodon stream is also reported to work.A proposed UI for subscribing to podcasts, both with traditional RSS and ActivityPubAlthough these are still early days, this is an exciting initiative, and could give indie creators more tools to publish directly to the fediverse itself.
       
 (DIR) Post #9sDobs6AIPeIgzaGaO by LPS@fosstodon.org
       2020-02-20T00:20:26Z
       
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       @blog so happy to see some new posts on wedistribute!!! I love your articles:)
       
 (DIR) Post #9sDoiVlrhuDLTLFs92 by sean@social.deadsuperhero.com
       2020-02-20T07:25:29.362232Z
       
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       @LPS aww, I appreciate that so much! ❤️I've been going through a rough patch for the past few months that have made it difficult to commit time to writing, but I'm feeling motivated, and I'm determined to start the effort up once more.
       
 (DIR) Post #9sDpkNxpnukdnDJLaS by nekojanai@pl.neko.bar
       2020-02-20T07:37:01.975940Z
       
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       @sean @LPS I am also overjoyed to see new content on  wedistribute.org your Articles have been a great source of information on all things fediverse, keep it up!
       
 (DIR) Post #9soLIS3j7yjaNxmDrc by funkwhale@mastodon.eliotberriot.com
       2020-02-20T15:50:42Z
       
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       Thank you for writing this @blog!