wakest likes your bugs ⁂Dec 20, 2022

@mozilla just announced they are joining the #fediverse  

"In early 2023, Mozilla will stand up and test a publicly accessible instance in the Fediverse at Mozilla.Social"

they will start with Mastodon, but are "looking forward to working on the challenges that crosscut the Fediverse"

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-launch-fediverse-instance-social-media-alternative/ #FediNews

Mozilla to explore healthy social media alternative | The Mozilla Blog

Update: Starting May 4, 2023, we’re expanding Mozilla.social to a private beta. If you’re interested, join our waitlist. In early 2023, Mozilla will st

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@liaizon I have mixed feelings about this… 🤔
Show threadRui MalheiroDec 21, 2022

@dalfen
Also have mixed feelings, but that's more about the speed at which the user community is growing.

Anyway, Vivaldi Browser already maintains a Mastodon instance, so we already have some prior art to study, even if recent.
https://social.vivaldi.net/about
@liaizon

Vivaldi Social

Vivaldi Social is part of the Mastodon network and is hosted in Iceland by the makers of Vivaldi Browser. Everyone is welcome to join.

Mastodon hosted on Vivaldi Social
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@chromatic @liaizon

Oh yes, that's a good thing... I forgot they did that.

Dec 21, 2022 at 1:34amWeb
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@chromatic @liaizon

I understand integrating a Mastodon instance into a browser, but the statement "looking forward to working on the challenges that crosscut the Fediverse" got me thinking.

Mozilla is great, but the Mozilla Corporation is a wholly-owned, for-profit subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation. Although well-intentioned, it concerns me that the company might see opportunity not just to assist in a better, people-centered internet, but also for financial gain and dominance.

Show threadRui MalheiroDec 21, 2022
@dalfen
Well, that will always be a danger. So far, the #fediverse survived the journey from the egg into the sea. Now comes the hardest part, where it has to survive the sharks.
@liaizon
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@chromatic @liaizon

I wish I had found this place years ago. I love it here!

Show threadwakest likes your bugs ⁂Dec 21, 2022
@dalfen @chromatic there are already many companies operating in this space, though all the main dev has been done by individuals un affiliated with companies. Mozilla has provided support and resources for many of the standards that make up the underneath of the fediverse though