Frank #JavaOnRaspberryPi

Let's investigate if the #Java and #OpenJDK community is interested in joining a dedicated #Mastodon instance... Would a dedicated Java community server be a good thing? Let me know!

https://foojay.io/today/lets-start-a-java-mastodon-community-for-friends-of-openjdk

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Let's Start a Java Mastodon Community for Friends of OpenJDK!

Let's investigate if the Java community is interested in joining a dedicated Mastodon instance.

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Nov 14, 2022 at 1:47pmWeb
Show threadFrank #JavaOnRaspberryPiNov 14, 2022
BTW thanks to @jbaert for the clear Mastodon explication !
Show threadJeroen BaertNov 14, 2022
@FrankDelporte You're welcome!
Show threadKevin WittekNov 14, 2022
@FrankDelporte Interesting, I might join/migrate.
Show threadGuillaume LaforgeNov 14, 2022
@kiview @FrankDelporte I'm happy with the instance that my friend @gbevin is taking care of, but if a #java instance had existed, I would definitely have joined it back then!
Show threadGeert BevinNov 14, 2022
@glaforge @kiview @FrankDelporte the cool thing about Mastodon is that you don't have to just use a single account that represents the entirety of *you*, it's designed with the intent of being able to join different instances with different local interests, while still being federated to the whole fediverse
Show threadFrank #JavaOnRaspberryPiNov 14, 2022
@gbevin @glaforge @kiview that's actually a very good approach I didn't even consider yet!
Show threadGeert BevinNov 14, 2022
@FrankDelporte @glaforge @kiview yeah with that in mind I would most likely join a java instance also
Show threadGuillaume LaforgeNov 14, 2022
@gbevin @FrankDelporte @kiview So that means having several accounts to handle? I think I'd mess up less with a single one than several 😊
Show threadKevin WittekNov 14, 2022
@glaforge @gbevin @FrankDelporte Would also feel too much work for me, until there is a more federated identity. In the end, it is similar to multiple email addresses, which also has pros and cons.
Show threadGeert BevinNov 14, 2022
@glaforge @FrankDelporte @kiview you can think of it as being in different forums, with different people potentially being interested in the topics you post about
Show threadKevin WittekNov 14, 2022
@gbevin @glaforge @FrankDelporte Yes, but everyone has their own unique forum that works slightly similar to email as well :o
Show threadStelian IancuNov 14, 2022

@FrankDelporte I don't think I would join a special Java instance, but I would be interested in following "Java people" no matter what instance they're on.

One other interesting thing would be if OpenJDK would have an official instance for the project, with the members having accounts there (like the Internet Archive did).

Show threadjorNov 14, 2022
@FrankDelporte
Hi, totally agree with the creation of a mastodon java instance. ONLY Java related stuff.
Maybe in the long term a Java mastodon server implementation?
(JavaFX client? 😏 )
Show threadFrank #JavaOnRaspberryPiNov 14, 2022
@jor would love such a Java and JavaFX implementation and ofcourse considered it. But I'm afraid of the yet-another-project-trap 😃
Show threadwakingrufusNov 14, 2022
@FrankDelporte @jor
I started an #OpenJFX mastodon client a long time ago here: https://github.com/wakingrufus/mastodon-jfx feel free to take anything useful from it. It was very immature, but i was able to login (multi-account) and view feeds
GitHub - wakingrufus/mastodon-jfx: Java FX client for Mastodon

Java FX client for Mastodon. Contribute to wakingrufus/mastodon-jfx development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub
Show threadRobert von Burg  Nov 15, 2022
@wakingrufus @FrankDelporte @jor oh now that is interesting... I'd love a JafaFX client...
Show threadKen FogelNov 14, 2022
@FrankDelporte I'd like to see a dedicated server. It would be nice if its URL was something that ended in ".java", such as mastodon.java but that will need Oracle's permission. Any chance of that @Sharat_Chander ?
Show threadPatrick ReinhartNov 14, 2022
@FrankDelporte it would be great to have such a dedicated instance 💪🏻
Show threadsupernovNov 14, 2022
@FrankDelporte Possibility yes, I'd be interested for sure as a second account.
Show threadMark Derricutt (talios)Nov 15, 2022
@FrankDelporte If #mastodon had some way of flagging several user accounts together, maybe - otherwise I'd likely create one only to watch a local timeline. Driving users into creating silos and monitoring multiple accounts already feels awkward with just two I've created.
Show threadFrank #JavaOnRaspberryPiNov 15, 2022
@talios that should be possible with lists in Tusky mastodon client on Android (and others) but didn't try yet myself.
Show threadMark Derricutt (talios)Nov 15, 2022
@FrankDelporte I need to look into lists on Mastodon actually