Hallo Fediverse! Bitte um Rückmeldung + Ergänzungen: Übersichts-Tabelle mit Fediverse-Diensten, Vergleichsdiensten und Funktionen
Ich schreibe einen Artikel über den #FediverseFachtag und in dem Rahmen natürlich auch über das #Fediverse . Zielgruppe sind Leute, die wahrscheinlich zum Großteil noch gar nix vom Fediverse gehört haben.
Dazu bin ich dabei, eine Tabelle zu erstellen, in der einige Fedi-Dienste sowie deren Haupt-/ besondere Funktionen aufgeführt werden sollen.
Das ist der derzeitige Entwurf:
"ähnlich wie..."
Ein Vergleich mit kommerziellen Plattformen ist natürlich immer nur zum Teil passend. Ich kenne auch keinen der kommerziellen Dienste aus eigener Erfahrung, aber für die avisierte Zielgruppe kann so ein Vergleich vielleicht trotzdem eine hilfreiche Orientierung sein. Vielleicht gibt es da aber auch Vergleiche, die passender sind. Einige Dienste (bspw. Medium, Podigee) kannte ich auch noch nicht mal vom Namen her, sondern habe das nur aus ähnlichen Vergleichstabellen übernommen.
Zu den "besonderen Funktionen":
Insbesondere Friendica, Firefish und v.a. Hubzilla haben so viele Funktionen, dass diese im Rahmen der Tabelle nur exemplarisch aufgeführt werden können und die Auswahl ist subjektiv. Hier wäre die Frage, ob das eine passende Auswahl ist, ob besonders wichtige fehlen oder ob andere Funktionen wichtiger oder besonderer sind.
Wenn Ihr also Anregungen oder Ergänzungen habt, gerne her damit! Danke!
MFM-enabled emoji animations have given me a "Eureka!" moment over the past few days -- and I think this might be the Fediverse's killer feature.
"But they seem so inconsequential!" some of you might protest.
Yes, but inconsequence often turns into consequence. 140 characters were once considered inconsquential. Ditto photo filters. The same is true for video loops on Vine and TikTok. And yet they all prove to be impactful.
But before I talk further, for those who aren't aware, what is MFM?
MFM stands for Misskey Flavored Markdown. It's a custom flavor of the Markdown syntax tailored specifically for the #Misskey social network platform, but has since been adopted on #Calckey and #Akkoma. And I have no doubt that other server software will plan their own compatibility soon.
MFM extends standard Markdown syntax with additional features and customizations to enhance the user experience. Here's some unique features:
Additional text formatting options, such as font size and color, allowing users to extend customization of text
Flexible syntax for links, quotes, code, and math
Custom emoji support, and animation thereof
It's this last feature that might be the Fediverse's killer feature. Why do I say that?
They are attention grabbing. When someone sees an animated emoji, they cause a post to stand out.
They're also incredibly expressive. More so than mere text-based communication, emojis by themselves convey so much in one character. When you add animation into the mix, they add motion and dynamism, which enables people to express themselves vividly and creatively.
MFM animations invite unique customizations allowing for unique expressions. This fosters a sense of belonging and identity amongst people who share this unique form of art, enabling opportunities for in-jokes and unique community symbols.
They are instantly shareable, which creates buzz and draws more people to the Fediverse.
In my own observations, MFM-enabled emoji animations draw more engagement and reactions which leads to more activity -- as has been the case with calckey.social.
They are novel. While emojis may be available on all platforms, MFM-enabled emojis provide a unique and fresh experience -- attracting even more people who are drawn to this innovative feature.
MFM-enabled emojis result in the decentralized nature of the Fediverse having a more cohesive community. Because they can be shared amongst multiple servers and multiple server software, this gives the Fediverse that's presently not duplicated on Big Social.
This may foster a sense of belonging, building close-knit communities empowered by this unique means of communication. Inevitably, this may attract more newcomers to try their hand at this niche-for-now feature. This will help the Fediverse differentiate itself from the mainstream social media platforms.
But of course, the biggest reason MFM-enabled emoji animations could be the Fediverse's killer feature is simply because of stuff like this:
Unfortunately, Mastodon does not display MFM-enabled emoji animations. But to really appreciate this demo, visit this link: https://calckey.social/notes/9eqm90uxjg
If an actor provides an outbox URL, but not an inbox URL, it means that it cannot receive Follow activities and it can not push content to the followers. In such cases, the follower's server should switch to periodic polling like RSS.
This will enable statically-built blogs ( #jekyll#hugo etc) to appear in Mastodon network.
Die #Podcast-Folge, in der sich so richtig tief in das Thema #Fediverse eingenerdet wird.
In Folge 68 von #FocusOnLinux wagen sich @stdevel, @w4tsn und ich auf eine Reise in die Tiefen des #Fediversum|s. Wir besprechen u.a. verschiedene Dienste, technische und soziale Besonderheiten und unsere eigenen Erfahrungen.
Having second thoughts about my self-hosted #Mastodon instance, it’s just too much of a resource hog for a single user / small instance on a 4 core / 4G vServer if you want to run other stuff (#writefreely is live, #pixelfed to be installed!) as well. On the other hand it is very nice that the software is stable, reliable and well designed. So either I need to move to a bigger server or decommission my self-hosted profile and look into other options for micro / macro blogging self-hosting again. I did like #gotosocial but the current version doesn’t install on my #yunohost properly. Tried #Akkoma and #Pleroma - weren’t my thing, can’t get over the design. I do like #Friendica and its possibilities but it is a bit clunky at times and I have some doubts if protocols other than the quasi standard #ActivityPub have much of a main stream future which kinda could make the additional Friendica features a little islandish. Same applies to #Hubzilla which I only start testing. Leaves #Misskey and #Calckey which could be good options but not sure about the reliability and gameplan there, I don’t want to tinker every night on my server so #Calckey probably need to become a little more stable first, #Misskey seems to have no current version on YunoHost, so need to explore other install options… Any thoughts very welcome! @fediversenews@fediversede
Hello again #Fediverse, I may need your #fedihelp. So, here's a list of the Fediverse software I'm about to make temporary accounts for to test all the features and differences:
So, did I miss anything noteworthy? Does anyone have any tips or recommendations before I choose a server for any one of these? I'll probably be going for the most popular server on each for improved federation and maintenance.
Note: I'm using #Sharkey right now and Misskey forks are already overrepresented, so that's why it's not included.
It's a "language support" update: new post language settings, translation, etc.
Also, if you're using the Electron build, update to the last one (1.7.0) and get spellchecker synchronization when you change the language in the post editor!
I'm currently on the hunt for the most suitable default front-end for #Akkoma. I've actually checked out Mastodon's front-end, but unfortunately, there are a few issues that make it less than ideal for our needs.
I've noticed that Soapbox seems to be the best technical option available, but for various reasons, I'd prefer to avoid using that software.
Considering Akkoma was forked from Pleroma, I was wondering if there might be an ethical fork of Soapbox out there? If such a fork existed, would you be interested in lending your support or contributing to it?
so heeeey, i have a half-configured #Akkoma instance going. Do I know anyone experienced with Akkoma that could help me finish it off? I'm almost done, I just need to figure out a) How to actually federate and 2) how to get a systemd service working, I'm just using a one off command to launch the thing rn. Any other tips and tricks would be helpful thx
Just giving the new #Kenoma front-end for #Akkoma a go. I must say, I really like its clean and minimal user interface. Plus, it works smoothly on both desktop and mobile browsers!
Have a look at these screenshots. I'd love to hear your thoughts!
Question. If a media organisation wants to host a single-user (or perhaps a handful of own users, one per topic) instance mainly to publish to the #Fediverse (mostly #Mastodon and #Pixelfed in practice), what is then the best server software?
A full Mastodon server might be a bit overkill, is #Akkoma or #Pleroma a lighter solution for this particular use case?
The server would have to make posts that are both fully Mastodon and Pixelfed compatible (so include CW’s, image alt texts etc.)
Fediverse-Serie: Calckey/Firefish - Kommunikation im Fediverse auf einem neuen Level
Calckey/Firefish gehört im Fediverse zu den Microblogging Diensten aber ist auf Grund seiner Herkunft und Fähigkeiten schon weit mehr als das allseits bekannte Mastodon.
Aujourd’hui pour 4€/mois des hébergeurs proposent d’avoir un #WordPress avec un nom de domaine sans même avoir à rien configurer ni même se connecter au serveur par ssh/ftp.
C’est génial, ça permet à des personnes qui ne connaissent absolument rien à la technique d’avoir son bout de web a soit à moindre coût !
Avec la prise de conscience progressive du problème des médias sociaux #centralisé, ça serait génial de voir des offres similaires qui donnent un #Akkoma (ou autre solution ultra légère) clef en main, pour que chacun·e puisse maitriser son identité #sociale sur internet.
En plus ça permettrait de :
diminuer le risque de grosses instances qui recréer une centralisation.
diluer les part de marcher de #Mastodon qui représente aujourd’hui 77% du #fediverse (donnant à ce seul acteur trop de poids sur l’évolution d’#ActivityPub)
Hey, folks who have used both, how does #Akkoma compare to like #Calckey (or other *keys) for you?
I’ve used vanilla Mastodon, Mastodon Glitch Edition, and I mostly use Akkoma. I’ve never experienced any of the *keys but I hear Calckey is popular and have some mutuals on instances running that.
Like what are some major positives or negatives with your experiences? How do they compare for you?
I’m not really looking to make another account rn but I was wondering about the differences.