Gregory's Server
I totally agree that making the standard in the absence of corporate oversight was beneficial.
The problem was a lack of consensus on how to proceed, but because the group just decided to make a lot of standards, they ended up doing some great work.
But it took a toll on people, too.
@rwg @jamiexml @evan
Thank you for this great article. The way that ActivityPub evolved is indeed rather unique and led to emergence of a #grassroots ecosystem.
After standardization it wasn't just Mastodon that introduced #ProtocolDecay. Everyone treading new areas did! Something important is still lacking: Robust way to extend #ActivityPub interoperably.
Providing proper guidance here (and in a 3-stage #StandardsProcess) imho is crucial for #Fediverse future. See:
https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/fep-process-guaranteeing-an-open-and-decentralized-ecosystem/3602
@rwg @jamiexml @evan
Thank you for this great article. The way that ActivityPub evolved is indeed rather unique and led to emergence of a #grassroots ecosystem.
After standardization it wasn't just Mastodon that introduced #ProtocolDecay. Everyone treading new areas did! Something important is still lacking: Robust way to extend #ActivityPub interoperably.