⚠️ Hey #MastoAdmin FYI there is a Mastodon security...

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⚠️ Hey #MastoAdmin FYI there is a Mastodon security update apparently coming 6 July.

The reason you probably didn't know about it, is because it was only announced* behind a proprietary centralized paywalled garden. (Not Twitter, but the same effect.)

Be ready.

* This is not a recommended way to run an #OpenSource community.

Like 1 2 Jul 2023 at 1:44 | Open on floss.social

41 comments

s0: Soldering Sorceress

@downey website BOY :blobhaj_knife:

2 Jul 2023 at 1:53 | Open on cathode.church

Michael Stanclift

@downey @mike this looks familiar 😆

2 Jul 2023 at 1:54 | Open on vmst.io

Angie 🇵🇸🇺🇦

@downey You'd think at least one social media site could act with a shred of integrity.

2 Jul 2023 at 1:54 | Open on mas.to

LovesTha🥧

@downey A 48 hour period is pretty imprecise on when they are dropping the fixes....

2 Jul 2023 at 2:20 | Open on floss.social

Michael Downey 🇺🇳

@LovesTha Don't worry, for the right price, in cash and in your surrendered privacy, you too can be informed of the critical patch availability as it happens!

🤑

2 Jul 2023 at 2:21 | Open on floss.social

Augustine

@downey Thanks for the heads up. Discord announcements are probably the worst way this information could be sent out.

2 Jul 2023 at 2:31 | Open on magincia.cafe

Nic Oh_nlein! :verified_breze:

@downey @martinmuc @stux

2 Jul 2023 at 5:28 | Open on muenchen.social

Martin 2.0 :verified_breze:

@nlein Danke für den Hinweis, ich warte da eh schon jeden Tag drauf, weil in GIT schon ein Hinweis auf die nächste Version ist....

2 Jul 2023 at 9:43 | Open on muenchen.social

Luke Nelson

@downey thanks for the heads up!

2 Jul 2023 at 10:53 | Open on social.nelson.zone

fsniper

@downey that's rubbish. Why on earth does not mastodon development eat it's open dog food?

2 Jul 2023 at 11:16 | Open on kbin.social

Asahi :v_enby: :v_bi:

@downey Gargron on his grind with doing the worst things possible

2 Jul 2023 at 12:08 | Open on tech.lgbt

Ahri Boy 🏳️‍⚧️:blobfoxbox:

@downey@floss.social @puniko@mk.absturztau.be @kio@kitsunes.gay @privateger

2 Jul 2023 at 12:08 | Open on plasmatrap.com

dayanamayan

@downey @SolSoCoG

2 Jul 2023 at 12:13 | Open on ieji.de

:angy: clod :angy:

@downey @david heads up! :cat_is_blob:

2 Jul 2023 at 12:15 | Open on tech.lgbt

Mivey

@downey If only there was a decentralised piece of software where the devs could share this message, Mastoblon or something.

2 Jul 2023 at 12:41 | Open on meta.masto.host

Robert Kingett backup

@downey What was the walled garden place?

2 Jul 2023 at 12:49 | Open on tweesecake.social

Sammy 🦊

@weirdwriter @downey

I think it's a discord only accessible to. Patrons.

2 Jul 2023 at 12:58 | Open on dice.camp

Robert Kingett backup

@sammy @downey Yeah! That should never happen! Maybe to give him the benefit of the doubt, maybe website boy is announcing it to his Patreon supporters before announcing it to the world? But even so, why would you put that security update announcement behind any sort of walled anything?

2 Jul 2023 at 13:03 | Open on tweesecake.social

Sammy 🦊

@weirdwriter @downey

I'm not so big on benefit of the doubt when he keeps doing stupid shit, but as you say information about a *security* update should never be behind a pay wall especially when he's trying to sell mastodon as an alternative to closed walled garden corporate social media.

2 Jul 2023 at 13:05 | Open on dice.camp

Michael Downey 🇺🇳

@sammy @weirdwriter

Like I say it's not a recommended way to run an open source community...

2 Jul 2023 at 14:49 | Open on floss.social

SKUNK

@downey you would think you would announce updates to a platform on said platform

2 Jul 2023 at 12:50 | Open on mastodon.art

Wurzelmann

@RATFOOD @downey to be fair, he did eventually:

https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/110644992947398414

2 Jul 2023 at 16:04 | Open on mastodon.wurzelmann.at

Michael Downey 🇺🇳

@wurzelmann @RATFOOD

I shouldn't have to make a post for project leaders to do the right thing.

Besides, the fact that there are secret proprietary communication channels like that chat and a secret issue trackers are extremely inappropriate.

2 Jul 2023 at 16:06 | Open on floss.social

Wurzelmann

@downey @RATFOOD Yes, I'm right there with you, don't get me wrong, I just wanted to add that they eventually announced it here too.

But no, I find this practice also highly inappropriate.

2 Jul 2023 at 16:08 | Open on mastodon.wurzelmann.at

Michael Downey 🇺🇳

@wurzelmann @RATFOOD

Yes, to be clear, it's good they finally announced it properly. 🙂

2 Jul 2023 at 16:11 | Open on floss.social

Wurzelmann

@downey @RATFOOD indeed but it should have been the main channel all along. I just wanted to add the link for extra information, not to argue against you. 🤝

2 Jul 2023 at 16:13 | Open on mastodon.wurzelmann.at

miko

@downey you're annoying

2 Jul 2023 at 12:59 | Open on myxoz.port0.org

GreenSkyOverMe (Monika)

@downey What is this? Discord?

2 Jul 2023 at 13:14 | Open on ohai.social

防空識別區ᴏᴜᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ:adm1::adm2:

@downey@floss.social That's because Mastodon is trash.

2 Jul 2023 at 13:54 | Open on soc.outrnat.nl

Nahga

@downey@floss.social
This was announced on a discord server? That makes total sense, for mastodon. 🥴

2 Jul 2023 at 14:17 | Open on evil.social

emilweth :erm:

@downey@floss.social https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/25532

2 Jul 2023 at 14:22 | Open on rivals.space

fsnk :NeonCat:

@downey
Three things in life are certain:
- death
- taxes
- absolutely terrible communication of essential information from the Mastodon Project

2 Jul 2023 at 14:54 | Open on mastodon.acc.sunet.se

fsnk :NeonCat:

@downey
if he were shilling new tshirts & merch it would be in all the public channels

2 Jul 2023 at 14:55 | Open on mastodon.acc.sunet.se

AlienKnight

@downey Wait what? Is there a private discord or something? I noticed he was merging a bunch of things into main (which I keep up with), like, a lot of them in a short time.

This is so annoying.

2 Jul 2023 at 15:10 | Open on toot.garden

Michael Downey 🇺🇳

@linkeddev and a private issue tracker too.

2 Jul 2023 at 15:19 | Open on floss.social

AlienKnight

@downey seriously what the hell. That's ridiculous. I swear, sometimes he does things well and then sometimes he does things oh so backwards. Like everyone new the last 24h mostly coming to Mastodon.social where there is little moderation. Sigh. Genuinely frustrating

2 Jul 2023 at 15:21 | Open on toot.garden

jules sappho🌈

@downey i'm sorry, i am having a hard time understanding this.
can someone please explain what this means for this platform and its users?

2 Jul 2023 at 15:38 | Open on mastodon.art

Drikanis

@jules_sappho @downey It doesn't mean much for users, fortunately, maybe an outage here or there as admins update their instances with the new version.

The problem is more for admins and contributors to the project. It seems gargron likes do to things his own way instead of following an open source charter. Hiding security updates details and announcements behind a paywall is especially antithetical to the open source model.

2 Jul 2023 at 15:54 | Open on mstdn.ca