Emile SnyderApr 4, 2017
OK, so, I guess "federated" doesn't actually mean "can easily move my account from one instance to another" yet? :( https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/issues/177
Show thread ✨rachel ✨Apr 4, 2017
@esnyder that would be a cool feature if user names were centralized, but it looks like you can have a mastodon.social/@username and mastodon.xyz/@username.
Show threadEmile Snyder

@ohhoe I'm just learning about Mastadon, so pardon me if I say something dumb, but I don't care so much about having a centralized username, as much as not having to duplicate work to maintain a social network in multiple places.

Like right now, I'm mostly going around trying to find people that I followed on twitter, and following them here. For the most part, I don't care what instance they have their account on.

Apr 4, 2017 at 7:47pmWeb
Show thread ✨rachel ✨Apr 4, 2017

@esnyder true. the non-centralized aspect to it would definitely make the finding the same people from twitter difficult.

Though, I believe that federations can include other federations so you can see tweets from people on all the instances as long as the owners opt in?

Show threadEmile SnyderApr 4, 2017
@ohhoe Yeah, I'm not so worried about the "how can I find everyone again" question per se, more the, "is this platform actually going to mean my social network investment is robust against instance turnover" question.
Show threadJJ 🔇「cιtιƶεnƒιvε」🏴ⒶApr 4, 2017
@esnyder There is a chance frictionless portability can be built into this with backward compatibility. Well, it's technically possible, the hard part is FOSS orchestration, which is like herding cats. If it happens, it's gonna be 6 months to a year, but it's a long-term goal @ohhoe