This is an intriguing panel discussion from FediCon, published on the @decentered podcast;

https://wedistribute.org/podcast/s2e4-we-distribute-live/

Some very challenging comments made, including "open source is dead". I just wish the host had asked the guests to explain exactly what they meant by comments like that, before moving along to the next topic.

#podcasts #WeDistribute #DeCentered #FediCon

#FediForum was great (and exhausting) as always!

Really missed out on having @news cover the event this year.

Their play by play coverage has always been a staple in my morning after debrief. How am I supposed to follow everything myself? Really makes you realise how valuable WeDistribute is for the Fediverse and whole Social Web.

They are our local news. If you haven't already, please check them out.

#FediForum25 #Fediverse #SocialWeb #Mastodon #WeDistribute #Journalism

For some time now, We Distribute has been looking at organizing a fundraiser for our organization. It might be a Kickstarter, it might be something else. Still figuring that one out.

As a tech publication based entirely within the #Fediverse, we have a unique opportunity to expand our operations, provide better consistency in the articles we publish, and pay people to write and create media with us.

At this point, we’re very small, and at constant risk of burnout. I am hoping to change this. If I were to pass around a form to collect email addresses for people who want to be there on our Day One campaign launch, would this be something you’d be interested in?

#WeDistribute

Wait, is @rabble saying what I think he's saying? That's there a central moderation power in BlueSky that you can't opt-out of? Even if you use an ATProto stack totally independent of BS services? Or does he just mean you can't opt-out if you're using the BS AppView, Relay, or either?

https://wedistribute.org/podcast/s2e3-rabble-from-nos-social/

#podcasts #WeDistribute #Decentered #moderation #BlueSky

@76c71aae3a491f1d9eec47cba17e229cda4113a0bbb6e6ae1776d7643e29cafa

"... advocacy is one of the things that we currently lack within the network and we really need to execute well on, if we want to help bring more people in. The network's growth is kind of dependent on that, and if we don't keep growing, there's some concern that we might not be able to maintain the momentum that we've built up to this point."

@deadsuperhero, 2025

https://wedistribute.org/podcast/fediforum-june-2025-recap/

I'm all for organic growth, but we don't need it to improve service.

#podcasts #WeDistribute #Decentered

Last week Saskia guest starred on @decentered ✨

If you haven't already, listen in to hear about #FediForum and to learn a bit more about what we're building here at the Newsmast Foundation.

The latest episode of Decentered is available wherever you get your podcasts or on the link below 👇

https://wedistribute.org/podcast/fediforum-june-2025-recap/

#SocialMedia #Podcast #Fediverse #Mastodon #WeDistribute

S2E2: FediForum Recap

https://spectra.video/w/sgs2pkgCC1L7SFb8awvoqX

#TIL about @frequency, a federated photo-sharing app;

"I'm trying to be very upfront. Like, OK you're going to have to pay for this service. But I really want to make it as affordable as possible. I want to give you options to pay for your family and friends, to bring everybody in if there's someone that can't pay for it ..."

#JesseKarmani, 2024 (@jesseplusplus)

https://wedistribute.org/podcast/frequency-jesse-karmani/

EDIT: Link is working again as of 2025-06-15.

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