Channel is basically a white label instance of [PatchWork](github.com/patchwork-hub/patchwork-web), which is a Mastodon fork with custom feeds and community curation tools.
The main intent behind the project is to help existing communities and organizations get onto the Fediverse, and have some curation capabilities. Ideally, it can be used to get a large amount of people and accounts onto the network with minimal friction.
flamingos@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
It is open source, though the section in the FAQ just links to github.com, but I found the actual source code: github.com/patchwork-hub/channels. Seems to be a Mastodon fork, which becomes even more apparent when you actually look at a channel: channel.org/@feelgoodart
From what I can gather, this is a way of having an account boost content from certain creators or hashtags with some filters applied on top, honestly pretty cool but I wish they explained it better then ‘connecting the open social web’.
SorteKanin@feddit.dk 3 weeks ago
Yea okay… Not sure what the point is of not just explaining it clearly 🤔