No that’s decentralization, federating is when you can share the info natively outside the platform.
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Steve@communick.news 8 hours agoActivityPub isn’t the only way to federate.
It’s federating the same way email does. Anyone can spin up their own server. And if they want anyone can spin up their own software.
confuser@lemmy.zip 7 hours ago
Steve@communick.news 6 hours ago
share the info natively outside the platform.
I’m not even sure that makes sense.
Federating is based on protocols not platforms. And what does it mean to share natively if not using the protocol?ageedizzle@piefed.ca 7 hours ago
That’s a distinction that only matters to nerds.
Luckily most of us on here are nerds so it’s all good.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
What??? I thought being part of Federation meant being part of the WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION!
OOOOH YEAH, SEE I’M ALWAYS THINKIN THINKIN THINKIN, YEAH. AND WHEN IT’S ALL SAID AND DONE, WE DO THING IN THE RING! DIG IT! THE TOWER OF POWER TOO SWEET TO BE SOUR, FUNKY LIKE A MONKEY! OOOOOOH YEEEAAAHHHH!!!
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ELIZABETH!!!