Post AUsMat40q1TLmjDLdI by Nour@fosstodon.org
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(DIR) Post #AUsIl1uuNSmSK0XLXs by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2023-04-21T10:47:36Z
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Dear @Gargron,Please reevaluate your decision to incentivise centralisation on mastodon.social in the official app.This is the sort of design a VC-funded startup would implement, not a non-profit acting in the interests of a healthy commons.I’m sure you don’t want mastodon.social to become mini-Twitter and you don’t want to become mini-Musk.That’s not how we win this.More instances, not larger instances is the key.https://mastodon.ar.al/@feditips@mstdn.social/110233282943673558#decentralisation #fediverse #staySmall
(DIR) Post #AUsJJ7J4qQcYsr5z4i by troed@masto.sangberg.se
2023-04-21T11:16:32Z
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@aral @Gargron Actually, when combining this decision with the recent trademark one of not allowing other instances to be named *.mastodon.* there might be a case for questioning Gargron's motives here.... but I think this is the right move to enable frictionless signups. However, it's now critically important to implement the one-click _complete_ account migration between servers as well. Basically mastodon.social needs to encourage users to move on from spawn.#Mastodon
(DIR) Post #AUsKpsUD4FLeQgUKa8 by fishidwardrobe@mastodon.me.uk
2023-04-21T11:33:38Z
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@troed @aral @gargron This
(DIR) Post #AUsKs60tkDtmxjps3M by federico3@mastodon.social
2023-04-21T11:33:32Z
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@troed@aral @Gargron Mastodon is also missing the ability to migrate the post, reply, boost history. Also it cannot migrate accounts from instances that are dead or disabled migration.This creates user lock-in and therefore centralization.
(DIR) Post #AUsLFTZ2LlB2fDx5w8 by BenjaminNelan@mastodon.social
2023-04-21T11:34:43Z
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@troed @aral @Gargron I agree. Though as nefarious as both those decisions can appear, I think it's clearly about trying to reduce the friction for new users - even for the trademark changes. The biggest complaints during November last year were about picking servers and people ending up on 'mastodon' urls that aren't moderated.So I can empathize with the intention here.
(DIR) Post #AUsLnGEaPsdBATUqQ4 by notizie@poliverso.org
2023-04-21T11:33:20Z
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Grazie @aralThanks for your appeal! We are administrators of a Friendica instance, but we are also great Mastodon enthusiasts (we also have an Italian instance dedicated to journalism and science!) and we would be very sorry if @Gargron insisted on this centralized strategy! W the federation, w decentralization, w the Fediverse distributed everywhere!
(DIR) Post #AUsMat40q1TLmjDLdI by Nour@fosstodon.org
2023-04-21T11:46:32Z
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@BenjaminNelan @troed @aral @Gargron It's exactly what the signup process for Matrix is like where the default server is matrix.org.
(DIR) Post #AUsMati4R5VzmxxL4S by troed@masto.sangberg.se
2023-04-21T11:53:21Z
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@Nour @BenjaminNelan @aral @Gargron I was thinking the same thing before - but the official Matrix client isn't named "Matrix". Third party clients have more "mindshare" when searching for Matrix clients.But if we want to make the comparison anyway, yes, it's even more difficult to change to another server in the Element client than on the offical Mastodon client.
(DIR) Post #AUsNCrqHpMnD07u8h6 by tuxicoman@social.jesuislibre.net
2023-04-21T12:00:11Z
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@troed @aral @Gargron Big companies are going to provide an #activittpub app that enlist users to their service but benefit from fediverse content. Same story as how #gmail ate the email ecosystem. Remember instant messaging added only between gmail accounts back in 2010?So I prefer masrodon.social to be the "advertised" landing point. I bet it would provide better server migration and compatibility than others
(DIR) Post #AUsXfDtMRMCT2KVCMq by digital_wyrm@mastodon.online
2023-04-21T13:57:23Z
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@troed @aral @Gargron Oh my god, this is do depressing. I might just dump #socialmedia altogether.
(DIR) Post #AUsXi45rKKm1W3hfHc by digital_wyrm@mastodon.online
2023-04-21T13:57:55Z
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@troed @aral @Gargron Oh my god, this is do depressing. I might just dump #socialmedia altogether.#Mastodon #fediverse
(DIR) Post #AUsZqlYLpSu6WpJ5O4 by Nour@fosstodon.org
2023-04-21T14:21:53Z
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@troed @BenjaminNelan @aral @Gargron This is definitely something @matrix have to improve. At least on here, people can easily disperse eventually throughout the rest of the fediverse due to the ease of migration.
(DIR) Post #AUsnd7OFF2fPYhxxiK by troed@masto.sangberg.se
2023-04-21T16:56:14Z
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@joepie91 @aral While true, I have friends who got turned off by what they saw as "too complicated" and "for techies" that I would've loved having here. Usability is always good.
(DIR) Post #AUt99prZWdurnG7rHc by jigmedatse@social.jigmedatse.com
2023-04-21T20:57:30Z
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@troed @aral @Gargron Would this be applied to all levels? I believe as a trademark, it *must*. Ie. I couldn't have mastodon.jigmedatse.com and not expect "trademark enforcement". That's a big problem with trademarks. Failure to enforce, will lead to the revocation of the trademark.
(DIR) Post #AUt9TDqOaZBNfgotKS by tone1928@aus.social
2023-04-21T21:00:58Z
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@troed @joepie91 @aral Agreed - mastodon/fediverse prides itself on inclusiveness - but onboarding oneself in November at least was daunting. A bit like supermarket shopping with everything in sealed brown paper bags without labels.
(DIR) Post #AUtEmF4ClZxQjjASRc by jeffalyanak@social.rights.ninja
2023-04-21T22:00:22Z
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@troed @aral @GargronI can honestly understand pointing to a nice shiny page like the Join Mastodon server list, but I don't think it's a good idea to point people to a single server.If specific servers want to point people there that's their choice, but I don't want _my_ server doing so.
(DIR) Post #AUtMoGMDjpwQx44KpM by ilinamorato@mastodon.social
2023-04-21T23:30:28Z
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@troed @aral So @Gargron talked a little bit about this in his interview with @nilay_patel . Whether you trust his motives or not, he's got some good reasons and data. https://pca.st/episode/985c6d18-7849-4188-aaac-969b18586dfd
(DIR) Post #AUtMwMdGIBqujHu25I by tomw@mastodon.social
2023-04-21T21:04:17Z
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@aral > "This is the sort of design a VC-funded startup would implement"It extremely isn't. There's a "pick your own server" button right there. It's trying to smooth out the process for new users so the very first screen isn't a big explanation of what an instance is.Hyperbole is not how we win this, etc.
(DIR) Post #AUtMwNKVhORmtQ8ZUm by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2023-04-21T21:47:34Z
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@tomw It is *literally* the same design that a VC-funded Mastodon app *did* implement.This isn’t hyperbole.It’s not even conjecture.
(DIR) Post #AUtzC7hDOBxPITh3GS by troed@masto.sangberg.se
2023-04-22T06:40:35Z
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@jigmedatse @aral @Gargron Well, you're right that you need to enforce your trademarks against misuse - but the trademark holder is the one that defines usage. "Only servers running an official Mastodon release are allowed to use the Mastodon trademark" counts as valid enforcing of the trademark.
(DIR) Post #AUu9jMnHHAnBDh1HA8 by to3k@mastodon.tomaszdunia.pl
2023-04-22T08:31:28Z
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@aral @Gargron @feditips My opinion on the subject is that such action doesn’t threaten the decentralization of Fediverse. The fact that there will be more people on one instance doesn’t change the fact that you can create your server, on your hardware, with your rules and still federate.On the other hand, do we really need people here who are so lazy that they don't even want to choose a server, but instead are waiting for the button, which will do everything for them?
(DIR) Post #AUu9jNWeYT5XUQFVtA by AubreyDeLosDestinos@101010.pl
2023-04-22T08:38:39Z
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@to3k @aral @Gargron @feditips, “lazy” is very judgemental statement that might poison the discussion. It was signaled by users that the instance selection is confusing. And that is a valid feedback.And frankly, how well can you choose an instance? Unless it has some specific topic you're into, how well can you research general-purpose instances?
(DIR) Post #AUuAhBoxCaxKYxKUDI by to3k@mastodon.tomaszdunia.pl
2023-04-22T08:49:28Z
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@AubreyDeLosDestinos @aral @Gargron @feditips yes it’s judgement because I can’t think of a person who would not be able to register on Mastodon, because of lack of any knowledge. If you have a proper will it’s not complex at all. So yes I think that lazy is a proper word for that.As for choosing a proper server. Why is it that important? You can switch to another whenever you want, so why the first one needs to be chosen perfectly?
(DIR) Post #AUuK9WecEm0Es752f2 by AubreyDeLosDestinos@101010.pl
2023-04-22T10:35:26Z
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@to3k @aral @Gargron @feditips, throwing all people into “lazy” bag is even more lazy, one could say. You didn't do a research, others could add. Be careful with being judgemental. 😉Choosing an instance is important due to various defederations that take place and are opaque to new users. Different instances have different awareness of fedi in general. I have one account on 101010.pl and two on other instances and I follow the same hashtags, but I get different toots because of that. So yeah, choosing a wrong instance might spoil your experience. Not to mention that migration is not a one-click operation and *it doesn't migrate your posts either*, just a social graph. And that is not friendly UX for newbies and non-technical people.
(DIR) Post #AUv7hXPwniEuq64ET2 by jigmedatse@social.jigmedatse.com
2023-04-22T19:50:36Z
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@troed @aral @Gargron That becomes a bit of a problem, with the AGPL. Ie. a fork is still technically an "official Mastodon release" by the license, and *rarely* would such enforcement actually end up taking that into account. And in fact, I've personally seen enforcement taken on, "dead activity". Ie. ran an ad and then I believe *years* later, got enforcement action based on having run that ad.
(DIR) Post #AUvJKlQPko4t4YC0Ke by smokku@chrome.pl
2023-04-22T18:30:20Z
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@aral The issue here is the _instance_ model.In distributed systems like GNUnet or IPFS, every node entering the network empowers the whole system.Node leaving the network does not disturb the consistency of network.
(DIR) Post #AUvJKm4TLs7X4mvzlo by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2023-04-22T20:37:02Z
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@smokku Oh, I know that, that’s why I’m working on the Small Web and not the fediverse. But the fediverse is a good stop-gap for now between Big Web and that. The longer it remains so, the better for those of us building the types of networks you mention.
(DIR) Post #AUvJKmw08qwFknykCm by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2023-04-22T20:37:38Z
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@smokku PS. IPFS is tied to Protocol Labs which is tied to VC and all that crap. But yes, peer networks.
(DIR) Post #AUw4TP0t93uC11sFxw by troed@masto.sangberg.se
2023-04-23T06:49:10Z
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@jigmedatse @aral @Gargron Trademark usage and copyright licenses are different things though. It's perfectly fine to say that you need to have downloaded the software .ARJ packed from an FTP site to be given permission to use the trademark.Silly example on purpose, but to show how separate it is from the code itself being AGPL.
(DIR) Post #AUwCbFACRwQVPuTmOu by kuba@freespeechextremist.com
2023-04-23T08:20:15.525611Z
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@aral, using mastodon is centralization in itself.
(DIR) Post #AUwFNOZkxTZyPtWOWG by joelving@mastodon.joelving.dk
2023-04-23T08:51:15Z
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@troed@aral @GargronWell, that's awkward. When was this limitation introduced? This past December?
(DIR) Post #AUwmnRxkHkbywBm26K by Fayedray@mastodon.social
2023-04-23T15:05:48Z
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@troed @aral @Gargron I got a warning on .party for being too political and on hSmall instance one of the admins tried to add me to a list of Autistic people and encouraged us all to put emojis in our name labeling ourselves Disabled.You know who else loved making lists of disabled people? Not good people.I'm happy on .social. there's moderation and plenty of people and people don't approach me with half-baked plans that any admin with half a brain would never ask someone to do.
(DIR) Post #AUwn72KPIs4nE1iGy8 by troed@masto.sangberg.se
2023-04-23T15:09:22Z
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@Fayedray @aral @Gargron Hang on, _which_ instance did that list and emoji thing? I will defederate an idiot like that immediately.
(DIR) Post #AUwnGnODhPbfn39MPI by Fayedray@mastodon.social
2023-04-23T15:11:06Z
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@troed @aral @Gargron Ya and also that.People deciding to block an entire instance because of one bad actor.That instance is literally full of people I want to contact because it literally actively recruits disabled people and toy want to block them from people like me.I'm not a child. I don't need admins to do more.than knock out trolls who actually tell me to KMY
(DIR) Post #AUwnYddMi2t4kIk4Z6 by troed@masto.sangberg.se
2023-04-23T15:14:21Z
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@Fayedray @aral @Gargron You do you - but you said an _admin_ did that. Not a single (bad acting) user.It didn't get any better now when you say the instance actively recruits disabled (?) people and apparently then goes ahead and makes lists.(I'm the father of an autistic child, let's just say my reaction here is quite personal)
(DIR) Post #AUwneBV6DmfrEHWKRM by Fayedray@mastodon.social
2023-04-23T15:15:17Z
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@troed @aral @Gargron Yes and you keep missing or ignoring the fact where I don't want to be punished because of two bad admins now who won't listen to what I want and act without thinking.
(DIR) Post #AUwoapmsatLOyLnrxQ by troed@masto.sangberg.se
2023-04-23T15:25:57Z
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@Fayedray @aral @Gargron The needs of the many outweighs the needs of the few. Or the one.Your need to contact people on that server is not as important as calling out an instance admin apparently acting in bad faith against a large demographic.Why would you want the people on that server to stay there (for the apparent abuse) - when you yourself didn't?
(DIR) Post #AUwodphJNtPNYwd36O by Fayedray@mastodon.social
2023-04-23T15:26:28Z
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@troed @aral @Gargron What fucking law? Cite it.
(DIR) Post #AUwoqgk1zi9BYB1yUa by Fayedray@mastodon.social
2023-04-23T15:28:47Z
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@troed @aral @Gargron Because not everyone considers being groomed and added to lists abuse and my singular vote shouldn't get an entire server defederated? As hard as that is to here some people are very consenting.People want to be a part of something. I tell people every day that Hans Asperger killed his own patients and people go "well he wouldn't have killed me"Y'all need checks and balances more than I do. And I am an insane person.
(DIR) Post #AUy0ArI5m6rQiKk7pw by jigmedatse@social.jigmedatse.com
2023-04-24T05:10:23Z
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@troed @aral @Gargron I am pretty sure you're trying to prove a point, that you will be incapable of, because you say, "Trademark and copyright are different," but I was responding to "to use x for your domain, you have to use an official release". Care to answer how the license of the software does *not* come into play with that claim? Or are you just gishgalloping?
(DIR) Post #AUy1VqivBAOGzRrhSa by troed@masto.sangberg.se
2023-04-24T05:25:25Z
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@jigmedatse @aral @Gargron Feel free to check with your nearest legal councel ;) The trademark holder is free to define the conditions for use of the trademark completely orthogonal to source code licenses.
(DIR) Post #AUzPodDeCjpCfPgaWG by jigmedatse@social.jigmedatse.com
2023-04-24T21:32:25Z
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@troed So, you want me, to you know, spend $100-10,000 for something you claim to "know" rather than actually provide any evidence for your claim. Especially since, your claim about how I can, "feel free to check with your nearest legal councel" (odd spelling that) is in response to how the Trademark application and a *specific* you mentioned... "doesn't mean the thing." When there *seems* to be sufficient evidence in past, that it often does... Provide your evidence? Good Faith? Nah.
(DIR) Post #AV2vTpFg3H8Rubdc2K by l0ngyap@akm.longyap.name.my
2023-04-26T14:11:22.959175Z
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@aral @Gargron we have toots,fedi labs and many many compatible app on app store, fdroid or google play,why do you cares about it?
(DIR) Post #AVKuJkreuH0CIfJfF2 by BenjaminNelan@mastodon.social
2023-04-21T11:52:28Z
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@Nour @troed @aral @Gargron To be fair, we have seen Matrix’s main server end up fairly full as a result.Maybe a more @pixelfed approach would be better? Main server is the first option but other options aren’t behind a secondary action.
(DIR) Post #AVKuJmUgqdolM0aLia by Nour@fosstodon.org
2023-04-21T14:27:34Z
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@BenjaminNelan @troed @aral @Gargron @pixelfed True, I personally use the Mozilla (chat.mozilla.org) homeserver. I think on Mastodon the biggest UX issue is those not knowing what server to choose when signing up, so presenting a default/fallback option while displaying other good options to at least pique enough interest and make users aware is the best way to go.
(DIR) Post #AVKuJnAAMQzjQdzTMm by Nour@fosstodon.org
2023-04-21T14:29:18Z
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@BenjaminNelan @troed @aral @Gargron @pixelfed So instead of being lost on 'here are tens of different servers to choose from before you join' it would instead be 'here is the main server and all you have to do is click join, but there are some good other options here if you'd like'
(DIR) Post #AVKuJnubZm8pkfiYka by gabek@social.gabekangas.com
2023-04-22T20:46:13.109686Z
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@aral @Nour Here lies the problem. You think of one server being the “main server”. You have a hierarchy. When there’s a hierarchy it can (will) be abused. Don’t hand over control to anybody. Take it for yourself.
(DIR) Post #AVKuJofOlnZW5nbvge by laurenshof@calckey.social
2023-04-23T08:24:24.844Z
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@gabek@social.gabekangas.com @aral@mastodon.ar.al @Nour@fosstodon.org I fully agree with that idea (otherwise I wouldnt be doing what Im doing obviously), but I think the difficult part is about how and when do you explain this to new people.Like, is the signup flow from an app really the best place to explain this? I think its hard to say that it is, but at the same time, lock-in and complacency will still mean that lots of people end up on m.s. Personally, I think the best solution would be to get even more competing easy signup flows. Think this problem will get less relevant when things like mozilla.social launches and people can easily end up on their server with a SSO firefox account.
(DIR) Post #AVKuJpE8gdMRpXrfpw by Nour@fosstodon.org
2023-04-23T12:51:36Z
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@laurenshof @aral @gabek Agree with this. I think practically instance randomization can be a bit confusing or intimidating. It makes sense that when you download the official app, people see a familiar, 'official' looking mastodon.social recommended. The dispersion mainly happens when each app/client/website offers their own default server, and the server people land on would depend on how they joined or were introduced to the fediverse from.
(DIR) Post #AVKuJpw63CWU1sQmLw by gabek@social.gabekangas.com
2023-04-23T18:41:38.312043Z
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@Nour @laurenshof @aral People only think mastodon.social is "official" because Mastodon says it is. The sign up form on almost all Fediverse instances looks exactly the same. But only one is highlighted by the people who write the biggest piece of Fediverse software, leading to conflict of interest and abuse of power. They're looking to grow Mastodon, the company, and their own instance.
(DIR) Post #AVKuJqbDaJPs5PfcRs by Nour@fosstodon.org
2023-04-23T19:38:29Z
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@gabek @laurenshof @aral I mean in the sense that if I signed up to a randomized instance, I'd tell people my handle is \@user@\this-random-url-I-got-assigned.tld which can cause confusion, compared to one that simply resembles 'Mastodon Social'. As the company and non-profit behind the platform, it will always have official stature associated with it. It gives a higher sense of authenticity because people gravitate towards and trust brands.
(DIR) Post #AVKuJr0k3PphMZc0ES by Nour@fosstodon.org
2023-04-23T12:54:46Z
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@laurenshof @aral @gabek Regardless, instance randomization is perhaps something third party clients can offer. But it'd make sense that apps that are affiliated with their own instance offer a default option for the type of experience they're trying to curate. Many companies will have their own app/instance in the future and will offer SSO for their own instances, so dispersion will not be an issue long term IMO.
(DIR) Post #AVKuJrIoyCIKGe4RPc by gabek@social.gabekangas.com
2023-04-23T19:54:40.245826Z
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@Nour @laurenshof @aral If Microsoft Edge hid the address bar behind a button, auto-loaded store.microsoft.biz and called it the “official web site of the internet”, we’d all have problems with it. Having an “official node of the Fediverse” is the same thing. You are giving Mastodon so much control by being ok with this. There is no official on the Fediverse. We’re all equals.
(DIR) Post #AVKuJryITzTILHTZ3o by Nour@fosstodon.org
2023-04-23T20:47:06Z
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@gabek @laurenshof @aral I definitely see your point. My feeling is just that in the long term things will even out. There will also inevitably be some dominant players like email currently, and I personally wouldn't mind if non-profits were among them. The nice thing about the fediverse is it's built on an open protocol. Apart from instances, there'll be a lot of other large and small platforms while still being able to connect with everyone.
(DIR) Post #AVKuJsWgQ8ye3vZ1eq by Nour@fosstodon.org
2023-04-23T19:40:54Z
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@gabek @laurenshof @aral For example, if Meta joined the fediverse today, the 'official' Mastodon instance will easily get dwarfed in the amount of users. A lot more companies will join over time too and Mozilla's new instance opening is imminent. Over time, the playing field will level out and people will inevitably disperse due to the sheer amount of large instances and signup options, especially with the ease of migration.
(DIR) Post #AVKuJsiNieKoeD2MtM by Mr_Teatime@social.tchncs.de
2023-05-04T23:16:22Z
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@Nourso, do you think it eill even out, or do you think there will be dominant players (i.e. it will be conquered by Google and Microsoft, who will then do their best to squeeze all others out by randomly blocking indeoendent providers)?@gabek @laurenshof @aral
(DIR) Post #AVKuJt68ILKjps9Kue by Nour@fosstodon.org
2023-04-23T12:57:05Z
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@laurenshof @aral @gabek Most people will also end up on a cluster of large company-related instances while more advanced users or hobbyists will be dispersed all over smaller instances.
(DIR) Post #AVKuJtckL5QBT1PNkO by Nour@fosstodon.org
2023-05-05T00:05:40Z
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@Mr_Teatime @gabek @laurenshof @aral I would look at email today. There's a dominant player, Gmail (previously used to be AOL/Yahoo/Hotmail). But there is massive variety in email providers that email as a protocol is not under the control of or dictated by any provider. There will inevitably be a bunch of big fish and whales in the fediverse, but there will also be lots of medium fish and lots of small fish.
(DIR) Post #AVKuJuFO1QKVOrUEyW by gabek@social.gabekangas.com
2023-05-05T00:11:20.217481Z
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@Nour @Mr_Teatime @laurenshof @aral Do share the massive variety of email providers.1. Embrace. Use the email standards such as SMTP to talk to other email servers.2. Extend. Encourage all email users to use your service by making it the default and positioning yourself as "the server" via applications and partnerships, eventually adding features that are limited to your mail interface.3. Extinguish. Say that all other mail servers that aren't yours are spam and block them.If you don't see how this could happen on the Fediverse today then I don't know what to tell you.
(DIR) Post #AVKuJuPJQWGlte8ARk by Nour@fosstodon.org
2023-04-23T19:44:58Z
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@gabek @laurenshof @aral A long time ago, most of the internet were on AOL before Yahoo/Hotmail etc and now mostly Gmail, but there's a large variety of email providers and addresses present today. I imagine eventually like email it'll also be possible to have a custom domain/alias (already possible with Webfinger, but a bit limited) without launching your instance (equal to hosting your own mail) and just pointing some DNS records.
(DIR) Post #AVLGiuROdXkGERQps0 by juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe
2023-05-05T09:51:53Z
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@aral @Gargron "I have to pick from thousands of instances! Why is joining Mastodon so complicated?"I don't agree with this decision either, but I can understand why this choice was made.
(DIR) Post #AVLGiuyMey7HsgrAG0 by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2023-05-05T10:31:45Z
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@juergen_hubert @Gargron The only two design choices available aren’t “funnel everyone to mastodon.social” or “present a list of thousands of servers.” The default button could automatically round-robin a large list of servers that are known to be run by good actors. This is a solved problem. The solution is not being used, in this case, because, clearly, mastodon.social does want to grow.#design #decentralisation #mastodon #fediverse #falseDichotomy
(DIR) Post #AVLGpkUw0EVbQCLeFc by Zerglingman@freespeechextremist.com
2023-05-05T10:35:28.986584Z
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@aral @Gargron @juergen_hubert KnOwN To bE RuN By gOoD AcToRs
(DIR) Post #AVLHz7pUj3DELN038q by juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe
2023-05-05T10:48:20Z
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@Zerglingman @aral @Gargron Who determines who those good actors are?Personally, I'd hand that decision to the good folks at blacktwitter.io, except that this would be a lot of hard work and the curators would need some payment for this effort.