Apparently, Tumblr's CEO stepped on his crank and outed himself as a TERF. We does not abide the TERF. No we doesn't.
If you're fleeing #Tumblr and checking out the #fediverse, welcome! I hope you find a home here. You have quite a few options with #Mastodon, #Miskey, #Firefish #Sharkey (I'm posting this from sharkey.world), and the practically thousands of instances within those. Each have their own flavor and features, so don't feel you have to settle on one off the bat. It's not unusual to see new users sign up on one instance, then eventually move to another, then another before they find the community that fits them best.
Here are some guides to help get you started:
Mastodon
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/08/mastodon-quick-start-guide/
Sharkey
https://thefedi.wiki/sharkey/home
Firefish
https://thefedi.wiki/firefish/user/home
Miskey
https://thefedi.wiki/misskey/home
Looking for something more "bloggy"? Bear Blog and Pika are two services offering simple blogging tools with an emphasis on "small blogging". They are unassociated with the major blogging platforms and offer a fresh alternative to them.
Bear Blog
https://bearblog.dev
Pika
https://pika.page
Again, #welcome, and I hope you find your home here in the #fediverse!
sharkey
This post can reach not only #Mastodon & the #Fediverse, but beyond like #Bluesky. How far can it go?
I have built a tool to aggregate, with what software and from which instance it is boosted (or faved). Please share far, to show where you're seeing this.
Since #Firefish is becoming unmaintained, I need to find new fedi instance software. My choices as I understand them:
- Some similar Misskey fork such as #Sharkey, #Iceshrimp (but they're ongoing a rewrite?), something else..? Advantage is that in theory I can migrate my current instance without having to create a new fedi identity. But the risk is that the next fork will also become unmaintained due to lack of developers.
- #Akkoma. It's faster and lighter than #Mastodon, but I don't like the default UI and would use the Glitch-soc multi-column UI. I don't know if that works without issues on it, but it seems to be bundled in? Also don't know how active Akkoma is.
- Mastodon. It's apparently heavy to run (no experience), but overwhelmingly the most supported and the most likely to be maintained into the future. Downside (which Akkoma also has) is that I need to create a new fedi identity, as apparently other instances won't accept me just switching to Mastodon and keeping the same identity. That would be some hassle, especially as my old Fosstodon/GenServer.social accounts point to my current identity, which would disappear (maybe I could set up a redirect with Caddy).
- GoToSocial. This is very unknown to me, and it doesn't come with a UI?
- Something else?
Thoughts?
#SelfHosting #FediAdmins #FediMeta
号换了
It is my personal and professional opinion, not to fund or further trust the Starkey Development.
I am out 1,000 bucks and that is my own doing. My fault. My stupidity.
But the development may be toxic with some not so nice individuals. The software, I like. You're likely using the software too (It's good, isn't it? I think so). But I do believe there are some toxic people you may not want to be associated within the development.
#Sharkey #Fediverse #Mastodon #IceShrimp #FOSS #OpenSource
RE: https://kitty.social/notes/9y29rzrf8f2r007h
感觉时间线上有很多是回复是那种，看不到被回复的主帖的回复。也许是因为那些主帖是仅关注可见，而我没有关注该作者。
那么对于这样看不到被回复帖子的回复，能否干脆也不显示出来呢？ #sharkey
#AskFedi: are there any #Sharkey power users out there, willing to speak to me for a piece I’m writing about the software?
Spoiler alert: I have been using #Sharkey for two months now and I am totally smitten with it, especially its gorgeous UX/UI.
Bonus points if you also use / are familiar with #MissKey, so we could compare/contrast features.
Boosts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! 🙏
Urgent Warning for Fedi Admins
We've discovered an ongoing Denial-of-Service attack against Misskey-based instances. The attacks exploit a zero-day vulnerability impacting Misskey, Sharkey, IceShrimp, and other related software. Patches are in progress and will be released ASAP. We encourage all admins to update immediately!
Note: this is a different vulnerability from the ones that were recently announced! You should update today and again tomorrow at the scheduled time.
Update: Sharkey version 2024.9.2 has been released with a patch. You can get the update here: https://activitypub.software/TransFem-org/Sharkey/-/releases/2024.9.2
#Misskey #Sharkey #IceShrimp #FediAdmins #Security
🚀 New on #TheFutureIsFederated 👩🚀
"Sharkey: a Fediverse project that is beautiful inside & out"
https://blog.elenarossini.com/sharkey-a-fediverse-project-that-is-beautiful-inside-out/
special thanks to @pancakes for his awesome post on Misskey forks 🙏
#blog #Fediverse #Misskey #Sharkey #Firefish #MFM #FOSS #FLOSS #SocialMedia #tech
Good morning Fedi friends! Please don't mind me as I self-host yet another Fediverse software 🙈
I haven't been able to stop thinking about #Friendica since I watched @Tobias 's presentation at #SocialWebFosdem. It reminded of all the reasons why I fell in love with it last summer.
I stopped using it in Sep, as I experimented with other projects (hello #Sharkey) but I wanna try it again. It's so advanced in many ways.
⚡ #selhosting is my coping mechanism during these dystopian times ⚡
That person is sadly mistaken.
#Sharkey is coded by a woman. #Frequency is coded by a woman. Most of the co-authors of #ActivityPub are women.
Stop spreading the myth that only men build the Fediverse.
👋🤓 Tschüss Mastodon! 
🚨 Ich ZIEHE heute UM mit diesem Account nach #Sharkey 🦈 zu plasmatrap.com mit 👉 @caos
Dort geht es dann auch u.a. um 🎸 #Musik (#Punk #Rock #Metal #Indie #Darkwave) + #Köln #Wuppertal 🚟 #NRW + #Sport #Tischtennis 🏓 + #Verkehrswende #ÖPNV 🚋
Weiter gibt es caos auf #Friendica mit @caos@anonsys.net :
Schwerpunkte dort sind u.a. #FOSS #Datenschutz #Fediverse #Linux #OpenStreetMap #CustomROM #DeGoogle #FDroid
🙏 vielen Dank an @thomas !! Die metalhead-Instanz ist top 👍 , nur für mich passt Mastodon nicht so richtig gut. Rock on 🤘
#sharkey mastodon api improvements on the way
Important question for Sharkey Admins
Hi all! If you own or administrate a Sharkey instance, then I've got an important question for you. Over the last two weeks, have you experienced any unexpected crashes or restarts accompanied by a log message reading: [core] The process is going to exit with code 0?
If so, then please reach out! We're investigating a possible bug that none of our development team can reproduce. It would help us greatly if you could answer the poll below, even/especially if you haven't experienced a crash!
Boosts would be greatly appreciated, and thanks so much in advance! 
#Sharkey #SharkeyAdmins #SharkeyAdmin #FediAdmins