panos

panos, 5 months ago to random

Can't wait to open registrations on catodon.social and getting to know the community we'll build here!

panos, 5 months ago to random

Hi all, I've been absent last week because I was arrested, beaten and falsely accused by the greek police in Athens this Saturday, during a peaceful demo supporting a resquatted space. I was released on Monday (have a trial on February), I'm getting better now health-wise and I'm ready to get back to work on #Catodon.

Fuck authorities and states. Squat the world!

panos, 5 months ago to fediverse

Alright, since some people have been asking, better to clear this out from the start and not feed any rumours. Yes, @namekuji and I are #firefish core team members, and yes, we are starting #catodon which is a new project based on firefish. But we're not looking to create any sort of #fediverse drama - I think we've had enough of those! So we're not doing a dramatic exit, not storming out, not accusing anyone. I'm not even leaving firefish, I'll try to be around, I love the project - we're basing Catodon on that, after all, and that says something. But at the end of the day, Firefish is @kainoa 's project and I respect that. There are some things I would really like to do differently, and I can't wait to have this rolling - I think that with time it will become obvious that Catodon will try to do its own thing, which is not necessarily better or worse than Firefish, but it might suit some people's needs better. I should also probably clarify here that all of my involvement in firefish has been as a volunteer, I've had no financial affiliation with the project. Hope this clears everything out and I don't have to return to this subject. We just want to start our own thing, and we hope we'll be making something worth your attention - and to build a nice community around it on #codeberg, once our repo goes public. Firefish is also great and I still hope it thrives. Catodon will be another option, which can't be that bad! "Free as in freedom", eh? 🙂