Post Ak2U4wAy2HH1HNDRGC by zillion@freeradical.zone
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(DIR) Post #Ak2Ga0ew1B7Anq9fpg by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2024-07-17T22:34:27Z
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Does anyone know of a multi-protocol, publish-only app that can post to multiple accounts?What I'm envisioning is a UI into which I can enter a title, a TL;DR (less than 500 characters), and a body text, and hit 'publish'. The app can then post the whole lot to long form accounts (eg WP, Ghost, Medium, SubStack), and the TL;DR to micro-posting accounts (eg Mastodon, BlueSky, Nostr) with a link to my preferred long form platform.#publishing #OnlinePublishing #MultiProtocolApps
(DIR) Post #Ak2LXYPeZAlMODeiJc by jxself@mastodon.social
2024-07-17T23:29:56Z
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@strypey I wonder if my dream would be helpful? https://mastodon.social/@jxself/112688432296151376
(DIR) Post #Ak2U4wAy2HH1HNDRGC by zillion@freeradical.zone
2024-07-18T01:05:42Z
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@strypey There's a bunch of information about this at https://indieweb.org/POSSE , and more if you jost search POSSE. POSSE: Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere. I haven't done it, so I can't really recommend this, but it's a place to start.
(DIR) Post #Ak2VRLCflSzjE3GBwO by lordjeff@mastodon.social
2024-07-18T01:20:49Z
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@strypey dlvr.it
(DIR) Post #Ak3X7RE23lGNB2UeJs by jeremiah@tldr.nettime.org
2024-07-18T13:13:49Z
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@strypey Micro.blog is pretty close to this.
(DIR) Post #Ak4eMLuL0SiZrjIfWy by prabirkc@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2024-07-19T02:10:23Z
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@strypey Isn't that what brid.gy does when used with WordPress? My WP govto Mastodon, and quite a few other places simultaneously
(DIR) Post #Ak5mnD5etIiN83sBVI by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2024-07-19T15:19:35Z
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I want to emphasize that the app I'm after *only* does online publishing. It can't receive or display notifications, or posts from feeds, or any of that. It's just a post editor, a publish button, and a reasonably elaborate account management dashboard. It's source code is, of course, published under a Free Code license.
(DIR) Post #Ak5nNt3ULM9LhqLYpc by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2024-07-19T15:26:10Z
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It would be fine if the post editor is plaintext. As long as it can interpret one set up of markup or another (or several), and translate it into the pet markup of the protocol or software being published to. With an ability to mark where image/ media attachments go in the text.But one of them no-distractions desktop composition apps, plus with an account manager and publish button, would be pretty cool. Is there a use case for making it a plug-in module, that could also be used with Scribus?
(DIR) Post #Ak5ndJmDHBxovOcmGm by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2024-07-19T15:29:02Z
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I envison being able to publish to a SubStack, but without having to use the post composition on their website. Also, not posting exclusively there, but also to a bunch of other pre-configured platforms with no extra effort at publishing time.
(DIR) Post #Ak75UT3nNppBRajoQq by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2024-07-20T06:23:48Z
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@jxself > a "univeral translator" that spoke all of the protocols for decentralized distributed social networkingAs someone else pointed out in a reply, that's exactly the sort of thing Ryan aims to do."Bridgy Fed connects web sites, the fediverse, and Bluesky."https://fed.brid.gy/What I'm looking for is similar but different. An app I can install as a publishing tool. Or better, one that can plug in to my existing text drafting apps.
(DIR) Post #Ak75oKGRnQNpxJ7nYe by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2024-07-20T06:27:23Z
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Thanks but I'm familiar with ...@zillion > POSSE: Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate ElsewhereI have huge respect for the IndieWeb folks, but their stuff is essentially a set of developer tools, not productivity apps useful to Mere Mortals like me.
(DIR) Post #Ak76GaM1ZFqtxxCzUO by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2024-07-20T06:32:32Z
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Thanks but...@lordjeff > dlvr.it... looks like your bog standard proprietary SaaSS startup;https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.htmlWhen I say "app" on the fediverse, I assume people will know I expect some with source code published under a freedom-respecting license, so I have the option of installing it myself, on a computer I control.
(DIR) Post #Ak76Y9oiyEsGsK0mum by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2024-07-20T06:35:42Z
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@jeremiah > Micro.blog is pretty close to thisCan I run it on my local machine?
(DIR) Post #Ak76qEYW5izKmg3Amm by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2024-07-20T06:38:55Z
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@prabirkc > Isn't that what brid.gy does when used with WordPress? What I want is this, for people who *don't* run servers. So my laptop file system and installed text drafting app, substitute for a copy of WordPress running on a server.Does this make sense?
(DIR) Post #Ak7cA5U2d10j1Au6KG by prabirkc@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2024-07-20T12:29:38Z
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@strypey Yes if you mean they do not need to have a WP account. I do not have a server myself. Just use the WP capability
(DIR) Post #Ak7dYhtZZ8C33Q9JfE by jxself@mastodon.social
2024-07-20T12:44:55Z
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@strypey Sorry if my point wasn't clear. WP, Ghost, Medium, SubStack could be additional things the translator supports.
(DIR) Post #Ak9DMJIiyK42oEGIL2 by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2024-07-21T07:01:24Z
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@jxself > WP, Ghost, Medium, SubStack could be additional things the translator supportsRyan's first project, Bridgy, connected silos like these to IndieWeb sites. BridgyFed added the property of making IndieWeb sites full ActivityPub Actors. More recently he added support for bridging to Nostr and ATProto. I suggest having a listen to the Decentered interview with Ryan;https://wedistribute.org/podcast/bridgyfed-ryan-barrett/Again, I'm looking for a local-first text drafting tool that publishes to my accounts everywhere.
(DIR) Post #Ak9EHS8GoFtGhncTR2 by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2024-07-21T07:11:45Z
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@prabirkc > I do not have a server myself. Just use the WP capabilityWP runs on a server. So while you may not operate the server yourself, you do have a server. Or you wouldn't have WP. Does this make sense?(1/2)
(DIR) Post #Ak9Ea6cj0F7tV0l7Oi by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2024-07-21T07:15:06Z
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What I want is an app I can install on my laptop. I it has an account manager I can use to input my login credentials for a range of centralised platforms (eg SubStack, Medium, FarceBook, Xitter, WP.org) as well as for the servers hosting my accounts on the decentralised platforms, like the fediverse, BlueSky, Nostr, Movim (XMPP), Circles (Matrix), etc.Once those are set up, I can draft text in the app. Then hit publish and it logs in to all those accounts and posts my text there. @prabirkc
(DIR) Post #Ak9VPq2NVun4NnRq1Q by jxself@mastodon.social
2024-07-21T10:23:39Z
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@strypey We seem to be talking of different programs. I suggested that 'Program A might be useful, if it were to be anything beyond a dream' but the response I see is 'but Program B from Ryan, which serves a different purpose.' I'm not talking of Ryan's software, and it's best not to equate them. While there might be some similarities, they're not the same. The one I'm talking about is local first, but it could even run on the server *too*. AFAIK it only exists as a dream.
(DIR) Post #Ak9fwbLs8OXlvypMgq by jxself@mastodon.social
2024-07-21T12:21:30Z
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@strypey "I'm looking for a local-first text drafting tool that publishes to my accounts everywhere." Right. That just means making the software in my dream configurable. Options when compiling could include --disable-bridging-mode since that's only needed for servers and --enable-gui to also be a local-first program. Once the underlying support for all the things in place, how to surface them for use is just configuration and a matter of different kinds of front ends specified at build time.
(DIR) Post #AkB5e0juJMyp8XpFVA by jxself@mastodon.social
2024-07-21T12:23:38Z
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@strypey And thus, I maintain the program from my dream would not be the same as Ryan's, even if there may be similarities.
(DIR) Post #AkB5e1h6lGKq69WWmG by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2024-07-22T04:44:22Z
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@jxself > Options when compiling could include --disable-bridging-mode since that's only needed for serversRyan's code is all freely licensed AFAIK. Could it be modified to add options like this?> --enable-gui to also be a local-first programYou'd also have to build a native GUI, which is not a trivial endeavour.