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Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦

A kind observation that exclusively calling this place "Mastodon" has a bit similar energy as saying "I just sent a GMail."

"Fediverse" (or "fedi") is a more inclusive, general term.

Mastodon is just one of many software projects that talk to each other to create this multi-instance social network:
axbom.com/fediverse/

(kudos to @axbom for this fantastic infographic!)

There are blogs, Reddit-like communities, video instances and many more, all part of fedi.

A large tree grows from a green platform labeled “ActivityPub + more”. ActivityPub is a protocol for communicating between different applications in the Fediverse. The trunk of the tree is labeled Fediverse, to indicate that all the applications within the tree crown are part of the Fediverse. The crown is made up of circles that intersect with each other. Circle 1: Multimedia (streaming, video, photos, podcasting, images, files). Apps: Downcast, PeerTube, Pixelfed, Castopod and Nextcloud. Circe 2: Networking. Apps: Friendica, Mastodon, Misskey, Pleroma, Diaspora, GnuSocial, Hubzilla, Socialhome, kbin and Lemmy. Circle 3: Music. Apps: Funkwhale. Circle 4: Books. Apps: Bookwyrm. Circle 5: Writing. Apps: Write Freely, Plume, Drupal (via plugins) and Wordpress (via plugins). Circle 6: Events. Apps: Mobilizon and Bonfire. Growing out of the trunk is a separate branch labeled “Paid services”. Apps here are micro.blog and write.as. Off to the right are 3 small trees, one rooted in diaspora protocol, one in the OStatus protocol, and one in the Zot protocol. The two applications Hubzilla and Friendica connect with Diaspora and OStatus using dotted lines. Socialhome connects to Diaspora. GnuSocial connects to OStatus. Hubzilla connects to Zot. Off to the left are two small trees, one with its roots in the Matrix protocol and the other with its roots in the XMPP protocol.
#TwitterMigration#NewHere
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Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦

I edited this toot, as there were many people pointing out it sounded "annoyed" or "scolding." That was never the intention, and I am sorry it came off that way. :sadcat1:

That said, I do believe language matters a great deal: "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world."

I am not trying to convince you to always use one term over the other (I too sometimes use "Mastodon" in that context). Okay, maybe a tiny bit.

But mainly, I am trying to give broader context. :blobcatuwu:

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Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦

I have also seen a lot of people saying "well the app is called Mastodon" — sure, but there are a lot of other apps you can use. Tusky, Metatext, Fedilab and literally dozens more:
androidauthority.com/best-mast
transponderings.blog/2022/05/2

If you happened to download "Fedilab" first, would you argue the whole network is called "Fedilab"?..

And being aware that there's a broad spectrum of options might help you find a mobile app that maybe even works better than the official one. :blobcat_owo:

Android Authority10 best mastodon apps that work with other federated social mediaMastodon is a unique social network without an official app. Get online with the best Mastodon apps that also work with other networks too!
noodlejetski :verified_gay:

@rysiek if you happened to download "Fedilab" first, you'd be a very handsome person with impeccable taste.

Dec 20, 2022, 09:48 PM·Public·Web
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