Piefed can be used as a mastodon replacement? I thought it only aggregated fedi groups like Lemmy and Mbin.
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Nergon@piefed.social 3 months ago
Hello from Piefed! I was a regular on Lemmy and Mastodon for years, but I migrated to Piefed because it is much more lightweight.
The features page shows some differences between Piefed and Lemmy - https://join.piefed.social/features/ Mostly, I appreciate that it is written in Python, so more developers in the community may easily understand and contribute to the code base, and that it is so lightweight. When I connect to the internet I always have to consider data caps, so it's a relief when websites make a genuine effort to be efficient. I can reliably browse the fediverse through Piefed even when my access is throttled to 50Kbps download.
jeze3d@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
SorteKanin@feddit.dk 3 months ago
Not really as far as I understand. You can talk to Mastodon users though, if they post in community threads.
mesamunefire@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I assume since it’s using the same protocol, it can.
jagged_circle@feddit.nl 3 months ago
Does it require JavaScript? Does it load in Tor Browser on strict mode?
fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 3 months ago
The lightweight claim is a bit of a stretch. You’re counting content that gets cached in the browser.