Gregory's ServerDon't forget to support your local instance, financially and otherwise, to the extent you're able.
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@mattblaze Still only half-sure I know what an “instance” is. Is that just Mastodon-speak, or is it a term used elsewhere?  @mattblaze @LauraPhillips99 Not just Mastodon. It's #DevOps speak, since in this day and age we don't always run an OS by itself on "bare metal" hardware. We usually use virtual machines and containers. "Instance" is just a generalization of "Server". @mattblaze @LauraPhillips99 👍 The idea is straightforward: you can run Windows and Mac OS on your Linux box. Or any other combination. There's performance restrictions. Most of the internet works this way, now. @mattblaze @notroot @LauraPhillips99 Not gonna lie, this gave me a laugh. Sarcasm does render well on a site where messages are called toots. @notroot @mattblaze @LauraPhillips99 @mattblaze @LauraPhillips99 From a user experience perspective, does the instance you are on matter? @LauraPhillips99 @mattblaze common tech jargon - I use it at work too, but not for Mastodon - Confluence. @mattblaze I feel there should be a “support this instance” page and it should be an official part of mastodon. Have a dedicated api for that page so that even third party apps can show it.  @mattblaze Great idea! I'll go and wash the teeth of the owner! 😉 |
@mattblaze I wonder if instances esp outside US are monitored by a certain 3-letter agency. Would assume even the Fediverse flows into Bluffdale, as it were.