ActivityPub is the future!
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/06/why-activitypub-is-the-future/
Most useful thing I've discovered recently: if you need to transfer some text from #Linux to your phone, you can use https://github.com/gtanner/qrcode-terminal and "xclip -o | qrcode-terminal" to output the clipboard as a QR code, and then use the iphone/android camera app to snag it.
Made a simple messaging nodejs app implementing #ActivityPub ! It does the trick, but the code is not perfect (i'm just started developing)... I'm working on a complete doc but feel free to ask any questions ! https://github.com/Natoum30/mightynetwork
Thanks a lot to @Chocobozzz for his precious help and also @eliotberriot for his advice !
Have you ever wonder how Funkwhale is structured? What are the different components of your instance?
We're working on including that information in the documentation, and you can review the work done here:
http://docs-256-troubleshooting.preview.funkwhale.audio/architecture.html
This branch also includes a new and shiny section in the documentation to help you troubleshot the common errors that can occur when you're managing an instance:
http://docs-256-troubleshooting.preview.funkwhale.audio/troubleshooting.html
Feedback welcome on https://code.eliotberriot.com/funkwhale/funkwhale/merge_requests/281
https://mastodon.eliotberriot.com/media/oLbibyLtjMV_qWxgqaY
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With all the #ActivityPub implementations happening, pretty soon I won't need a web browser, just an AP inbox client.
I would like an AP inbox client. ^_^
#activitypub #mastodon #tor #selfsignedcerts question. i am thinking about adding an additional test-only leg into the Tor net for my instance. But on Tor there are no valid SSL certs for .onion addresses. I know huge companies have a Tor cert too, but little me snd my homelab won‘t get one. How does Activitypub and Mastodon handle these certs? And does Mastodon support Aliases for the Accounts to handle Clearnet and Tor connections?
New blog post: How to implement a basic ActivityPub server https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/06/how-to-implement-a-basic-activitypub-server/
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@Gargron Mastodon is listed in the "Universal Dapp Store" lol
Hey #Berlin,
there will be protest against #uploadfilters, #linktax & #copyright reform – join!
Sunday, 24.6. at 11:45 a.m.
Unter den Linden 78
10117 #Berlin
Help #saveyourinternet #savetheinternet #fixcopyright @Info_Activism@twitter.com #uploadfilter
https://berlin.piratenpartei.de/allgemein/aufruf-zur-demo-gegen-linksteuer-und-uploadfilter-am-sonntag-in-berlin/
@hector Hundreds of developers fight each day trying to push patches into the Linux Kernel before anyone else can, and this results in one "official" chain which nearly every build follows, and a ton of branches and push requests which don't get accepted and die.
The only difference is that each block in the chain is being manually inspected and agreed upon by people, not machines.
PSA: if a user habitually boosts stuff you don't want to see, you can turn off boosts just for them without unfollowing them
view their profile in the regular masto UI and you'll see a "Hide boosts from X" in the hamburger menu
this can make the whole experience a lot less annoying, but it's not well-known!
Yes, indeed. This is how things should work, sites co-operating and complementing each other instead of being closed off.
There are other sites in development that also using the #ActivityPub standard, such as Reddit alternative @prismo
https://video.blender.org/
https://twitter.com/blender_org/status/1009077941676986368
@autogestion unfortunately there is no such option. Mastodon theming requires compilation and restart of the instance. That would be tricky to implement and prone to cause trouble without giving access to SSH.
Until the Mastodon Dev team offers a solution for custom CSS without compilation and reboot of instances, I don’t think I will be able to offer that on shared hosting.
Still, I am hopeful that soon that feature will become available.
@mastohost
Does shared hosting plan on #mastohost provides access via ssh and possibility to change instance code
We tell each other to self host in order to escape the big corps. But when we die, all the self hosted stuff is going to get wiped and history will only remember the archives that got stored by the big corps. And you know how history is written by the winners. Do we need a way to automatically hand over our sites to archive.org or similar? Or send them disc images? Nobody expects to get run over by a car but some of us will, today. I made no plans for this.
Jaywink has proposed some nice drafts for #Federated #Git over #ActivityPub https://git.feneas.org/jaywink/gitpub-notes
