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
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