@scrwd yes, exactly. Think it like if you were using...

@scrwd yes, exactly. Think it like if you were using your Twitter account to log in to your Instagram account: you will then post to your Instagram account, not your Twitter one.

@pixelfed

Like 16 Jul 2023 at 14:00 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mamot.fr

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Jon

@Deuchnord @pixelfed I'm not really sure I understand what the benefits are of this. Thanks tho :)

16 Jul 2023 at 15:53 | Open on mastodon.social

Swamptin

@scrwd
It really just saves you having to manage another set of login details and by the looks of it automatically populates your new pixelfed account with some details.

If you end up only having to use one set of login details for the entirety of the fediverse then it's a potential reduction in confusion as new users try out different services. That's my understanding of the benefits of OAuth in this context anyway.
Edit: it just reduces password reuse by design.
@Deuchnord @pixelfed

17 Jul 2023 at 8:34 | Open on freeradical.zone

Jon

@swamptin @Deuchnord @pixelfed this is definitely a good thing - I often use "sign in with…" services to save time and having to think of passwords. I think my initial disappointment was that this wasn't a truly universal fediverse account for both Mastodon and Pixelfed.

My dreamy ideal is one protocol and one account and depending on the types of content I post different apps surface different things from my single "stream". Not even sure if the ActivityPub protocol supports this.

17 Jul 2023 at 9:00 | Open on mastodon.social

Swamptin

@scrwd
I may have misread what this design is, but that's my reading of it.

Yeah, that would be a great solution if it is supported. But hey, I'll take a single app to access each of these accounts at least which it seems like fedilab does fairly well.
@Deuchnord @pixelfed

17 Jul 2023 at 9:40 | Open on freeradical.zone