Gregory's ServerI read that is something they are working on. Not sure how advanced it is or how it will play out but it is being discussed, at least.
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  @paul @david @HistoPol Meta isn't doing so well these days...SO they're going the old school Microsoft route of Embrace, Extend & Extinguish. Be wary. Hopefully they decide to play nice, but I suspect it's more subversion than anything. Jack Dorsey had plans like that too. I HOPE it leads to a real expansion of the fediverse, BUT I suspect this is a ploy to end it. Future Money incentivizes this move. @antonioserrata @paul @HistoPol Big Money never plays nice. We've already seen this scenario and we likely know how it will end before it begins! This is an open space by definition and they're going to sit down hard in it until they're satisfied they've drained all the value they can take with them.  @antonioserrata @david @HistoPol This reminds me of the murder of Usenet and the recurring attempted murder of RSS. @paul @antonioserrata @HistoPol I still mourn the loss of Google Reader. Feedly is a good replacement, though. @david @antonioserrata @HistoPol I use TheOldReader.com and have the app installed on my Android and even can post directly to Mastodon from within it. It is my godsend. @antonioserrata @paul @HistoPol There must be some idea of defense at play. There are smarter people than us in the Fediverse who must have anticipated this Big Money drop, right? @david @antonioserrata @paul @Gargron (2/2) ...technically and culturally annihilated, or rather, assimiliated by the #BorgSites. Ok, so I am not the only one thinking this! #EmbraceExtendExtinguish is the strategy, and thinking of the many other nice hardware and software technologies that were just acquired and then put into the locker is extensive. possibly: @HistoPol @paul @david I think it's important to take note which instances want to play ball with the broader fediverse and which want to destroy it. For instance a Mozilla and Vivaldi run instances are good and they don't have competing interests and seem to play ball with the rest of the Fediverse, Meta OTOH is an 800lb gorilla in a china shop with the same subtlety of corporate character, Zuckerberg has shown he lacks ANY ethics at all, so it behooves us to be VERY wary of intentions & action Completely agree. I think the #Unfriendlies are all going to be publicly listed companies on major stock exchanges. Presently, I only see #Meta and his #MegaInstances as instances which probably should be treated differently. WordPress is FOSS and Medium.com seems to be ok for now. @antonioserrata @HistoPol @paul I agree. His Metaverse is a complete failure, and he needs to find a new darling, and it appears Mastodon may just be the next thing for him to squeeze all the fun out of for profit. It makes the day gloomy thinking about it.  @david @antonioserrata @HistoPol @paul You can't monopolize an open-source project. @passthejoe @david @HistoPol @paul not the point, itβs about taxing the more limited resources of the fediverse to drown it in a way that takes it out of the competitive equation. Itβs not about monopolizing, itβs about extinguishing the competition. Hence #EmbraceExtendExtinguish @passthejoe @david @HistoPol @paul this tactic has worked where the competition couldnβt be bought. However if handled right and guard rails against their anticipated abuse comes, fediverse will be just fine. I was told that importing has been extensively discussed, but isn't really happening for a variety of reasons. Another person provided this link: Ok. I'm told the short answer importing isn't happening because it's a liability issue for Admins. Whatever that means. I've asked for the long answer. |
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I'm on the Mastodon Discord server, I should ask.