Submitted 1 month ago by deadsuperhero@lemmy.world to fediverse@lemmy.world
https://wedistribute.org/2024/09/social-web-foundation-launch/
Evan Prodromou, the creator of StatusNet, the OStatus protocol, and co-author of ActivityPub, is launching a dedicated nonprofit for the purpose of advocating for and supporting the Fediverse.
Follow us, y no fediverse follow? Am I just stupid? I expected a mastadon user or some….
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/c7a4b664-3d49-4f35-9d6f-ab6fe48a58af.png
They have a page on “supporting long form text in the fediverse” - but this is already supported? I think it’s only Mastodon and other microblogging places that put restrictions on how long posts can be.
Pass. No corpo control of the Fediverse
sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 1 month ago
The absence of any Lemmy mention seems weird to me.
deadsuperhero@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The list of shout-outs in the main announcement pertains to projects who have partnered with the SWF, and intend to support it and collaborate.
It’s also worth keeping in mind that there are more than 80 different platforms in varying states of development. Yeah, Lemmy is one of the bigger ones, and OG Threadiverse, but the list of platforms to name is absurdly long at this point. I think it makes sense for them to focus on the protocol, and immediate partners.
sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 1 month ago
I hear you, but it features Mastodon very prominently and Mastodon aren’t exactly reputable for supporting anything. Going as far as to implement things in a manner that breaks compatibility with other Fediverse services.
rglullis@communick.news 1 month ago
Not at all. Evan is advocating for the development of ActivityPub as the basis for the social graph, not any specific application: cosocial.ca/@evan/113143389340566731