Post AVTimFdf7H45OMWHL6 by FinchHaven@mastodon.sdf.org
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 (DIR) Post #AVTiAlyuQ1BEhGaQnw by louis@emacs.ch
       2023-05-09T12:19:25Z
       
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       I've summarized my current view on #Mastodon as part of the #Fediverse and the issue of instance diversity in a blog article:"... the evolution of Mastodon into a community-led foundation presents an opportunity to uphold the core principles of the Fediverse and instance diversity ..."https://write.as/louis77/saving-mastodon-why-it-needs-to-transform-into-a-foundation-run-by-the
       
 (DIR) Post #AVTimFdf7H45OMWHL6 by FinchHaven@mastodon.sdf.org
       2023-05-09T12:26:13Z
       
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       @louis "This is wishful thinking from the CEO of Mastodon, who always peddles that Mastodon is “not for sale” because it is a non-profit company. The only “non-profit” thing about it is that the company does not have to pay taxes according to German law. Nevertheless, it is privately owned by a single person (as of today)"Thank you for this important pointWhich almost everyone engaged in this conversation skates right on by -- if they're even aware of these little details
       
 (DIR) Post #AVTsju1TVnjnJWB0zo by RogerBW@emacs.ch
       2023-05-09T14:17:50Z
       
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       @louis I regard decentralisation as crucial to any peer-to-peer communication (thus also email and USENET rather than Facebook and Discord). Clearly I got a bit lucky when I found this place!
       
 (DIR) Post #AVVcjJ5Rd3yvoBeC5g by cthulhu@emacs.ch
       2023-05-10T10:27:53Z
       
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       @louis Hmmm, something to think about indeed. I'm no expert, but isn't the concept of decentralisation and its diverse protocols and communities, the important thing about the #fediverse 🤔 A single 'service provider', for want of a better term, such as #mastodon going full on 'corporate evil', shouldn't really matter. Communities can always do a #twitter and find, or build an alternative.https://calckey.social/notes/9el194g4pm
       
 (DIR) Post #AVd1ciQAtblrJb16gK by christo@dice.camp
       2023-05-14T00:09:47Z
       
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       @louis Excellent blog article and I fully agree that a foundation would be an excellent move for Mastodon. That said, that relies on someone being willing to let their child grow up and leave the house, so to speak. I expect if a Founder didn't invision that from the gitgo, it's probably a very difficult decision to move to later, when things are going well.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVd2IG4cgL95YikGjA by louis@emacs.ch
       2023-05-14T00:17:17Z
       
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       @christo Thank you. From what I hear (on the Mastodon Discord) they work in better Governance but someone wants to keep governing. I still believe that Mastodon (as in the wider ecosystem) is a platform with a lot of unlocked potential as long as it is not run by a community-led organization.We will see how it turns if. If we have still users left on Mastodon until then.