Problems with Free and Open Source Software | Joseph Nuthalapati

"Coercion-Resistant Design: or some politics and an eleven-point technical plan for how not to be governed", a 2016 programmatic article by
Eleanor #Saitta @dymaxion: https://dymaxion.org/essays/coercionresistantdesign.html #dev #softwareDevelopment #softwareDesign #devGovernance #security #ethics #surveillance #resistance
Dymaxion: Coercion-Resistant Design

« An “open standard” must not prohibit conforming implementations in open source software. »

#OSI’s "Open Standards Requirement for Software": https://opensource.org/osr/ #FOSS #OSS #devGovernance #standards #openSource

Open Standards Requirement for Software

The Requirement An “open standard” must not prohibit conforming implementations in open source software. The Criteria To comply with the Open Standards Requirement, an “open stand…

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I’d recommend respecting the #Mastodon devs’ wishing and instead of beating them over the head about their bad decision, reaching out to the #GlitchSoc or #Hometown maintainers. They’re both forks ...

The governance of #Mastodon has been a heated subject for a long time: here is an excellent article by Ana Valens (dated 2019) on the power plays in Mastodon development: https://www.dailydot.com/debug/mastodon-fediverse-eugen-rochko/ #benevolence #power 🌈#alphabetMafia #networkPolitics #devGovernance #longread #peopleNotUsers
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#benevolentDictator #EugenRochko #Rochko #leadership #security #moderation #MastodonHistory #governance #protection 🌱#dataProtection #dataPrivacy #privacy (to be continued: 👇🏾)
Mastodon is crumbling—and many blame its creator

It was hailed as a progressive alternative to Twitter. But marginalized, queer users are being alienated by well-off tech bros.

The Daily Dot
{About #MastodonForks; #installment 1}
I have a hint that a conversation on the #governance of #Mastodon flavours would be useful. Here is a #longThread 🧶
Let us talk about the struggle between creator and #community. This time we include newly arrived people.
I will propose how to alleviate with shortcuts.
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