Michael Downey 🧢

So FLOSS.social is open for a "soft launch" this week. As user 0, I suppose I am an "admin", although @hugo is officially hosting the instance, which lives at OVH data centers.

If any #FLOSS / #OpenSource folks are interested in switching over to this instance, feel free to reach out for help. Latest versions of #Mastodon make it easier to list your "forwarding address".

Oh, and please be kind to each other. We have a code of conduct. 🙂

Apr 2, 2018 at 3:45pmWeb
Show threadSean R. Lynch ☑️Apr 2, 2018
@downey @hugo I really like this idea of a soft launch, assuming it's what I think it is (no promises you won't make major changes/wipe everything/change your mind).
Show threadAlgotApr 2, 2018

@downey @hugo

I am very pleased to see a FLOSS-focused instance.

I like my current location, but will eagerly follow your progress, for sure.

Show threadQuim GilApr 3, 2018
@downey
Interesting! One problem is that switching instances will not carry existing followers to the new account (right? I'm not sure) @hugo
Show threadHugo GameiroApr 3, 2018
@quimgil @downey yep, you can take your list of following and import them after the move but the followers cannot be moved. At least currently this is not possible.