Mastodawn

@fediversereport @Mastodon The share button does not use the Mastodon API and has nothing to do with whether 3rd party apps or different platforms choose to implement the Mastodon API or not.

@Gargron @fediversereport @Mastodon Can the share button also link to other platforms, or only to a Mastodon instance?

@hiker @Mastodon @fediversereport If it has a /share page, it works. The tool doesn't care.

@Gargron
But why is it called Mastodon Share Button and not Fediverse Share Button? @Mastodon @fediversereport

@hiker @Mastodon @fediversereport My impression is that a lot of people would be upset with us if we published something claiming to be a "fediverse" tool, as if we own the fediverse. Of course, there's also not nearly the same amount of brand recognition for the fediverse as a concept. There are at least 3 unofficial symbol proposals and most people outside the fediverse aren't familiar with any of them.

@hiker @Mastodon @fediversereport Probably the body best suited to publish something like a fediverse share tool is the @swf. Regardless, I think we're well within our rights to publish a tool our users asked for, catered to our own platform. Not everything has to be for everyone. PeerTube has a PeerTube app and Sepia Search, nobody is upset (nor should they be) that those don't work with Mastodon.

@Gargron
If everyone now starts incorporating features into their own software that are incompatible with other platforms, this contradicts the idea of a federated network.
@Mastodon @fediversereport @swf

@hiker @Mastodon @fediversereport @swf No, it doesn’t.

@Gargron
And why?
@Mastodon @fediversereport @swf

@hiker @Gargron @Mastodon @fediversereport @swf

fr0g

If everyone implemented the exact same features, what would be the point of having dozens of different fediverse software projects in the first place? The only thing they'd differ in would be the UI then.

Imo it's cool that we have so many different projects with different visions that still can do basic communication with each other without sacrificing their uniqueness. It feels very human.