This take is annoying.
But it's also not entirely @gruber's fault because the media doesn't really talk about the Fediverse, and when they do, it's as a synonym for "Mastodon".
How would @gruber know about the massive development efforts to build more user-friendly alternatives to Mastodon?
No one in the media talks about the growth of *key apps, and how they're now the #2 most used Fediverse platform.
That story isn't being told.
https://mastodon.social/@gruber/110314382066961654
Chris Trottier
in reply to Chris Trottier • • •Whenever I tell people that Mastodon isn't the Fediverse, the Mastodon stans start saying, "Oh, you sound like a guy who's complains that Linux isn't called GNU/Linux."
No, there's a massive difference.
To most people, whether you call something Linux or GNU/Linux doesn't affect the user experience of using the OS.
Referring to the Fediverse as "Mastodon" definitely affects the user experience of using Mastodon.
Chris Trottier
in reply to Chris Trottier • • •If Mastodon users don't know about the Fediverse, they don't know why the messages they receive look wonky sometimes.
"Why is this guy allowed to post with more than 500 characters?" they often wonder.
"Why are there links in this post? Why can't I see things that other people can?" they'll ask.
And then they realize, "Hey, that guy can quote post! I thought Mastodon didn't allow that! How is that possible?"
Well, yeah, because those deviations require the context of the Fediverse.
Randy (Bluesbreaker)
in reply to Chris Trottier • • •Jupiter Rowland
in reply to Randy (Bluesbreaker) • • •@Each Hit Music @Chris Trottier I've started working on a series of comparison tables for the Join the Fediverse Wiki that currently compares the features of
I may add at least #Socialhome and #FoundKey.
I don't know if I'll ever complete and publish these tables, but it won't be anytime soon because it'll be a whole lot of features in these tables. Also, I'll very likely need help from users of other projects to complete the tables.
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