Gregory's ServerExcited to share that Ghost is going to federate over ActivityPub and become part of the largest open publishing network in the world ๐
John O'Nolan
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PrivateGER :owo:
@johnonolan@mastodon.xyz what is tumblr doing in that network graph? there's still zero support for AP there, and news about it have dried up a while ago
Carlos Castaรฑo
@johnonolan It was about time! Iโve been using Ghost since the beginning and I love to hear that. 
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@johnonolan Welcome to the club! Ghost looks awesome, and fills a gap in the ActivityPub space! I wish you the best luck in creating this โค๏ธ 
Fedi.Tips
Ghost is a free open source blogging platform. You can host it yourself free of charge, but the developers also offer a paid service for those who don't want to self-host. With Ghost getting ActivityPub support, it means people on Mastodon etc will be able to follow Ghost-powered blogs.
Scotty Trees
@FediTips So for the layman, is Ghosts (open-source) kind of like Substack (closed course) in a way?
Fedi.Tips
It's more like WordPress I think? Substack sites all tend to look the same. I guess Ghost's option for paid subs is substack-like though?
Scotty Trees
@FediTips I assume that given enough time to migrate, I hope I click less on links towards substack and click more on links that use Ghosts, but I guess time will tell how the adoption goes, but good luck to Ghosts for sure I hope they can make it.
Kiran Castellino :he_him:
@FediTips @scottytrees It's about half-way between Substack and WordPress. Like Substack, you can have a paywall and send email newsletters, but on the other hand you can create a custom theme for a Ghost site (unlike Substack). However, it's not a general-purpose CMS like WordPress increasingly is, and there probably won't ever be plugins either. But hey, everyone complains about WordPress's scope creep, so if you want *just* blogging, Ghost might work for you.
Terra Field
@johnonolan ok great, now can you add passkey support so I donโt have to go to my email to log in to Ghost sites? My favorite local online paper uses Ghost and itโs always a terrible experience to get logged in. 
Sam at BLAG
@johnonolan @FediTips Absolutely brilliant news and watching developments with great interest ๐๐ฝ 
Beko Pharm
@jj @johnonolan chuckled on that too. I'd prefer cat videos but what can we do ๐ Also til what Ghost is. Never heard of her ๐
BLACKVOID โซ๏ธ
@johnonolan Can we get an official #Mastodon account for #Ghost. Really donโt want to stay on X for relevant information via social media when it come to Ghost. Pls ๐ถ??
Luka Manestar
@johnonolan @blackvoid When you hear these kind of news it just makes your day! (and #passkey support is coming!!!!!!) #Ghost, No1 platform.
Dave Winer โ๏ธ
Congrats on the announcement, but I doubt if AP is the "largest open publishing network in the world." Also size isn't the only thing that matters, btw. ๐ 
Dawid Rejowski
That's fantastic news! But please, instead of adopting that meaningless corporate Fediverse logo made by Meta use actual community adopted symbol instead. 
Michaล "rysiek" Woลบniak ยท ๐บ๐ฆ
@didek @johnonolan this. Fedi already has a logo. Threads is just trying to put itself in the center of a network that's been around for over a decade. Plus, the Threads-promoted logo looks like a goatse. There, I said it.  
Exiled New Yorker - Connie
I donโt want to have to have my eye balls bleached. Again. 
John O'Nolan
@CAFE The MIT license is more permissive than the GPL, so freedom is already guaranteed. Enjoy! 
ijm
@johnonolan May I ask if you have a timeline for the rollout? Will there be a beta versionโand can I start using it, like now? :)
John O'Nolan
@ijm The first place we share that info will be in the newsletter which you can sign up for on activitypub.ghost.org :)
Renee Dechert
@johnonolan โ So happy to hear this! Eager to move my Ghost newsletter into the Fediverse! 
LiquidParasyte
@johnonolan aahh, minor gripe; the representation of Fediverse as an icon as demo'd via the 404Media sign up page. This has been discussed within the traditional Fedi spaces earlier this year, but many are not enamored with Meta's icon depicting the Fediverse, and would prefer a variation closer to the 5-pointed pentagon/star.
Jerod Santo
@johnonolan weโd love to have you back on @changelog sometime! Maybe this is a good excuse to do it soon? 
Mike, First of His Name
@johnonolan I love this concept in theory, but having a dark-theme-only page explaining it has inherent accessibility problems and is difficult or impossible to read for many people, including me. Please, please don't do this. 
theruran ๐๐ด
@johnonolan props to the informative webpage design! at first I thought it was just going to be a 'get early access' form. 
Jesse Karmani
@johnonolan not only am I very very excited about your upcoming federation, but this is an absolutely beautiful announcement post ๐ kudos! |
@johnonolan
Congrats, what great news! Welcome to the Fediverse!
A lot of people have asked about Ghost and ActivityPub (especially in wake of WordPress using AP), very happy that those people now have an option!