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Does anybody have any news on https://pubkit.net/ ?
I would really needs those applications to developer my #activitypub #rustlang server...
PubKit
Quickly design and test ActivityPub objects with mock servers of popular projects like Mastodon and Pixelfed.pubkit.net
friendica VPS setup on ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Hi,
I'm working on my first #friendica #VPS installation, here you'll find my initial post about general thoughts like what distro to use, size and costs.
I'm using the tutorial "creating a friendica server - ubuntu" by @Hank G ☑️.
As of now I'm doing well in the process and want to start this post to document differences and questions while installing the server.
This server is going to host an already existing friendica node I have to move from another hosting provider. That means that for example the DB doesn't have to be created from scratch but moved and other smaller details.
I will try to address the different steps of installation in answers to this post and appreciate help, ideas and observations.
I'm doing this from a #linux desktop environment from the console but there shouldn't be differences if you want to do this from a #windows machine.
openwebgovernancebody
(OGB) This is a space for working through Governance of horizontal projects - using #KISS online tools.Open Media Network
Let's fuckin' goooooooooooooooooo
#WordPress #ActivityPub #WordpressCom #ItsHappening
https://wordpress.com/blog/2023/10/11/activitypub/
Engage a Wider Audience With ActivityPub on WordPress.com
The fediverse has arrived at WordPress.com.Matthias Pfefferle (WordPress.com News)
The fediverse has arrived at WordPress.com ❤️
https://wordpress.com/blog/2023/10/11/activitypub/
thanks @mattwiebe and #wordpressdotcom and #Automattic and all other contributors!!!
This is amazing!!!
#wordpress #activitypub #fediverse
Engage a Wider Audience With ActivityPub on WordPress.com
The fediverse has arrived at WordPress.com.Matthias Pfefferle (WordPress.com News)
In #ActivityPub "governance" at the moment people are mostly #dogmatic #NGO crew, some are #mainstreaming careerism, others are doing #geekproblem #grassroots careerism.
Neither of these are real friends of any alternatives, they are friendly enemies ;)
I started a FEP to define an #OAuth 2.0 profile for the #ActivityPub API (“c2s”):
https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/pulls/162
I’d appreciate any feedback or support. I’ve begun implementing this profile, and I think it’s testing out pretty well.
OAuth 2.0 Profile for the ActivityPub API
The ActivityPub specification does not provide specific guidance on using OAuth 2.0 with the ActivityPub API ("c2s").Codeberg.org
Adding federation support to Discourse
Hello! Pavilion is finalising a specification for an MVP ActivityPub plugin for Discourse (the software this community is using). The plugin is being commissioned by CDCK, the company who makes the software.SocialHub
Today's question for a resilient #Fediverse is whether various different initiatives are willing to collaborate and cross-pollinate, while keeping their independence.
There's great opportunity to increase the cohesion of the #GrassrootsFedi #ActivityPub developer community and creating strong joins:
1. @w3c #SocialCG working on #OpenStandards improvements
2. @fedidevs documenting existing fedi
4. #SocialHub as forum
Ideating organization structure for the Grassroots Fediverse (wiki)
“Any decentralized [ecosystem] requires a centralized substrate, and the more decentralized the approach is the more important it is that you can count on the underlying system.” — Byrne Hobart.SocialHub
Several years in the making, GitLab is now very actively implementing #ActivityPub! 🙌
https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/11247
The end-goal is to support AP for merge requests (aka pull requests), meaning git.alice.dev can send a merge request to gitlab.com/Bob/project.git
First bite-sized todo on the implementation path there is ‘subscribe to project releases’.
Smart move by #GitLab; through ActivityPub they’re getting a distributed version of GitHub’s social layer.
@fediversenews #fediverse #GitHub #git
Support ActivityPub for merge requests (&11247) · Epics · GitLab.org · GitLab
Gitlab/ActivityPub Design Documents by @oelmekki The goal of those documents is...GitLab
Japan Earthquake Alert App (1.9 million followers) Says Sayonara to X
"[..]We have decided that if we were to spend over ¥700,000 per month that it would be better if this money could go to developing our NERV app and strengthening our ActivityPub servers instead of X’s API. Therefore, we are beginning to cut down on our posts on X."
https://unseen-japan.com/nerv-app-x-twitter-leaving/
#X #Twitter #mastodon #activitypub #nerv #gehirn
Japan Earthquake Alert App Says Sayonara to X - Unseen Japan
Many people in Japan depend on the NERV service for earthquake alerts. Unfortunately, they'll no longer be able to receive them on X.Himari Semans (Unseen Japan)
Whoa! BBC has set up their own instance (http://social.bbc) in #fediverse / #mastodon ! 😲👏
https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2023-07-mastodon-distributed-decentralised-fediverse-activitypub
It is such a no-brainer for media, academic & govt orgs to own their identity AND platform on social media. Nothing really beats "user@domain".
The BBC on Mastodon: experimenting with distributed and decentralised social media
Trialling ActivityPub and the federated model for social media and it's possibilities for the BBC.BBC R&D
Here's my offer:
I will provide free managed hosting to any Indian media org (or any other type of institution) who wants to set up their own fediverse instance, like BBC did.
Please spread the word! 🙏
#ActivityPub app developers take note..
A #Fediverse Enhancement Proposal has reached FINAL status:
FEP-f1d5: NodeInfo in Fediverse Software
" #NodeInfo is a #protocol intended to standardize upon a way to provide server-level metadata to the public. This enables tools and clients to utilize this metadata to assess server health or facilitate end-users choices about servers and software to use on the Fediverse."
https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/src/branch/main/feps/fep-f1d5.md
So exciting! Please consider mirroring these talks on #peertube as @penpot did with their latest #penpotfest @penpot_app
What better way to promote #decentralized platforms and #foss #floss alternatives, it seems like a perfect fit😀
Frage | Friendica: Federiert Friendica schneller zu Diaspora als zu ActivityPub?
Kann es sein das von Friendica aus die Federierung zu und von Diaspora wesentlich schneller als zu und von ActivityPub ist? Ich hatte jetzt schon mehrmals den Fall das ich auf Diaspora nach kürzester Zeit Reaktionen auf meine Beiträge bekam, während Reaktionen von anderen via ActivityPub verbundenen Servern erst ein gutes Stück später Reaktionen eintrödelten.
#Frage #Friendica #Federation #Diaspore #ActivityPub #2023-07-13 !Friendica Support
(Sowohl der Kommentar auf den Beitrag als auch die 'Gefällt mir', kommen alle von Diaspora Nutzern)
A good read. Key bit:
"Obviously, the social networking space is undergoing a major shakeup. Twitter under Elon Musk’s chaotic reign has seemingly created an opportunity for an alternative microblogging service. With #Threads and #Mastodon both embracing #ActivityPub, it might not be one platform that wins out—but an open standard. "
Last thought on #EEE: We need to support our standards makers STAT. The best defense against "extend" is a clear line of what we are defending.
#ActivityPub has needed a robust "test suite" to test compliance for a while & good efforts were unfinished. They need to be picked up at warp speed. To see an example of his working for other tech see: https://webmention.rocks/
The creator of the Wordpress ActivtyPub plugin said that he *wished* he had this.
More on why in my last post next.
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Hi @evan @cwebber @pfefferle
Timely question: Does anyone know the status of a formal or informal building out an #ActivtyPub test suite, akin to the one used to test http://webmention.rocks but for Acitivity pub.
I know the activitypub.rocks effort ended & I see this one that seemed to evolve from that but has been derelict for a while.
Is there any other effort active?
#activitypub #activitypubdev #socialwg
https://github.com/go-fed/testsuite
and: https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/unofficial-test-suite-go-fed-testsuite/805
https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-swicg/2023Mar/0215.html
GitHub - go-fed/testsuite: Unofficial ActivityPub test suite server, which runs machine-assisted test cases against federated software.
Unofficial ActivityPub test suite server, which runs machine-assisted test cases against federated software. - GitHub - go-fed/testsuite: Unofficial ActivityPub test suite server, which runs machin...GitHub
A group of over 40 European organisations have recently released a statement calling for the EU to set up a European Public Digital Infrastructure Fund.
They call for this fund to support Digital Public Spaces, that are, among other things, based in FOSS, and ensure privacy by design. The statement gives three examples: #Mastodon, #PeerTube and #ActivityPub, stating that they would benefit from such a fund to further flourish.
Entire statement: https://shared-digital.eu/statement/
Civil Society Statement on Democratic Digital Infrastructure
Civil society statement in support of the creation of a European Public Digital Infrastructure fund, in alignment with the 2022 European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles for the Digital Decade.Civil Society Statement on Democratic Digital Infrastructure
RE: ActivityPub Plugin for WordPress: let's assume I would work on a feature that would allow you to follow a complete blog, what would be the best identifier for that account? `@feed@example.org`? `@blog@example.com`?
What are your ideas?
https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/issues/1
#activitypub #wordpress #plugin
Catchall-Account · Issue #1 · Automattic/wordpress-activitypub
Hej, I write my comment here because I am not sure if your OStatus-suite has a future with ActivityPub at the horizon. It would be cool if it was possible to follow the whole blog and not just acco...GitHub
#Barcelona, #Meta's Twitter competitor, will be ready by summer.
And lest you believe #ActivityPub integration was just some rumour, think again. In a slide, Meta confirms that Barcelona will indeed be decentralized and will be compatible with Mastodon.
Everyone who thought that AT protocol would easily win over ActivityPub, and that #Bluesky would kill Mastodon just because a few influencers joined doesn't understand the sheer marketing power and pull that Meta has at its disposal.
But believe me, I'm not exactly cheering on Meta here. Generally, where Meta goes, shenanigans happen. I simply don't think Meta is capable of releasing a product without dark patterns.
Nevertheless, I don't think the Fediverse is even close to preparing for what will happen once Barcelona starts federating.
We should all be taking Barcelona very seriously.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/19/23730070/instagram-twitter-app-competitor-leak
@socialmedianews@venera.social
This is Instagram’s new Twitter competitor
A leaked marketing slide from Lia Haberman gives us our first look at Instagram’s upcoming “text-based” app that’s supposed to take on Twitter.Jay Peters (The Verge)
With pandemic-related things calming down a bit, and especially with the surge in fediverse use over the last 6 months, it seems like a good time to regroup. Would anyone be interested in attending an online fediverse conference, or helping to organise one?
https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/anyone-keen-on-a-fediverse-conference-in-2023-24/3167
#fediverse #ActivityPub #conference
Anyone keen on a fediverse conference in 2023/24
I got a lot out of the ActivityConf online event in 2020, even though the pandemic had already started to affect my capacity to participate in fediverse stuff.SocialHub
For those who didn't know (or have forgotten), there's a PeerTube channel here with videos of the talks and Q&A sessions from the #ActivityPub conference we had in late 2020:
https://conf.tube/c/apconf_channel/videos
Picking through these videos is a great way to get a sense of where some of us wanted fediverse development to go, both technically and politically.
#videos #PeerTube #ConferenceTalks
ActivityPub Conference
A conference about the present and future of ActivityPub, the world’s leading federated social web standard. This two day event will include presentations of prepared talks on Saturday followed by a loosely structured unconference on Sunday.ConfTube
WordPress.org is counting 3.000 installations of the #ActivityPub Plugin so far 🎉
https://wordpress.org/plugins/activitypub/
ActivityPub
The ActivityPub protocol is a decentralized social networking protocol based upon the ActivityStreams 2.0 data format.WordPress.org
That's exactly the approach the e.g. TCP/IP standards bodies chose and it quietly worked, the telcos and IBM were unseated.
Eugen, please stop #hellthreading yourself, please?!
It's a total pain trying to hunt down your #serialized publishings all over the place in chronological order and in #context when you do that.
Just put your thought into #one_single_post like everyone else or wait until you're sure you've finished what you have to say before clicking on the #publish button, okay? Pretty please?
#tallship #Fediverse #ActivityPub #comprehension #netiquette
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Really Eugen?
Your interview with Time Magazine notwithstanding?
That was IMO, a grave error on your part - conflating mastodon with #Fediverse and without one single utterance of the word "Fediverse" throughout.
It served to cause much of this confusion on the part of n00bs and as a result, now jeopardizes your trademark.
Fact: There's no such thing as a mastodon network. Only the #ActivityPub powered Fediverse
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# that itself came out of the outreaching #activitypub to the #EU, which a group of people organized.
What would a fediverse "governance" body look like?
This reply is related to an off-topic comment in What would an ideal fediverse organization do? A formal organization can have a variety of structures and you can assign roles and power in a variety of ways.SocialHub
The Future of ActivityPub Standardization and Related Subjects
Wednesday, March 29, 2023, 10-11am pacific daylight savings time.
https://fediforum.org/fediforum-w3c-swicg-2023-03-29/
#w3c #activitypub #mastoadmin
It mentions that it supports #Pleroma, #Friendica, #Hubzilla, @pixelfed, #SocialHome and #Misskey as well as @Mastodon which is great to have explicitly mentioned in a news article about the #fediverse
https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/13/wordpress-com-owner-automattic-acquires-an-activitypub-plugin-so-blogs-can-join-the-fediverse/
#FediNews
WordPress.com owner Automattic acquires an ActivityPub plugin so blogs can join the Fediverse | TechCrunch
ActivityPub is not the only protocol Automattic is testing.Sarah Perez (TechCrunch)
Yep.
The thing you announced this through: #ActivityPub and the #Fediverse 😀
The Fediverse is probably the most critical infrastructure to save democracy.
ActivityPub is the world’s leading federated social web standard.
A large community had given their last shirts to make it happen. It feels like a locomotive which is pulled by sewing thread.
Co-organised some Confs
https://redaktor.me/#home
The next Community meeting is Mar 29 virtually.
PS: Please all, see also https://www.publicmediaalliance.org/public-broadcasters-create-public-spaces-incubator/
Public broadcasters create "Public Spaces Incubator" - Public Media Alliance
Four public broadcasters are partnering to develop solutions to address increasingly toxic, polarized and unsafe online discourse.Harry Lock (Public Media Alliance)
If you come from an RDF world there is a mapping #wikidata to #rdf https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Relation_between_properties_in_RDF_and_in_Wikidata
@bengo
Just a clarification question re.
https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-swicg/2023Mar/
What does “signed claims” mean exactly?
We are on the way to federate #wiki and use
https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#connections
(its own section) and think that
things like https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/src/branch/main/feps/fep-c390.md could help
Currently it is signed traditional by instance which syncs with wikidata, OSM etc.
Thanks to Elon Musk, the number of downloads from my #ActivityPub (#WordPress) plugin and my followers on Mastodon have increased at least tenfold!” Pfefferle said in a post on his blog in January 2023. “This inspired me to work more actively on the plugin again and some great changes came about.”
https://wptavern.com/automattic-acquires-activitypub-plugin-for-wordpress
Automattic Acquires ActivityPub Plugin for WordPress
Automattic has acquired the ActivityPub plugin for WordPress from German developer Matthias Pfefferle, who will be joining the company to continue improving support for federated platforms. Pfeffer…WP Tavern