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Re: [social-media] What about Mastodon?
by Alessio 18 Jan '20

18 Jan '20

On Jan 13, 2020 3:52 PM, "Justin W. Flory" <jflory7(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Alessio, > > On 1/12/20 6:15 PM, Alessio wrote: > > Hello. > > > > I submitted this idea to the marketing team some time ago [1] > > > > What do you think to have a Fedora presence on the Fediverse? > > I'm not an expert, but it is now a mature technology, and no more an > > hype. Many people started using Mastodon, in many cases with the intent > > to leave the mainstream social medias. > > I have not statistical data, but, looking around, a lot of these people > > are concerned about privacy, freedom and digital rights, they are free > > software supporters, and they are critical versus the overwhelm power > > of the big giants of the internet. > > > > There were some toughts about running a Fedora instance [2], but maybe > > it is not useful, it whould be an high energy expenditure; however this > > is not the point of this mail. > > > > What I'm talking about is a profile on the fediverse. > > We are on twitter, we are on facebook, youtube, instagram. Why not on a > > social network that is powered by an open source software, and where > > there are many free software supporters? > > > > Gnome is there https://floss.social/@gnome > > Fosdem is there https://fosstodon.org/@fosdem > > Opensuse is there https://fosstodon.org/@opensuse > > Gentoo https://fosstodon.org/@gentoo > > Ubuntu (that runs his own instance) https://ubuntu.social/@ubuntu > > KDE https://mastodon.technology/@kde > > And many other FOSS projects and communities. > > > > What do you think? > > > > [1] https://pagure.io/fedora-marketing/issue/286 > > [2] https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/fedora-in-fediverse/1168 > > > I think this is a tough issue for the volunteer community to take a lead > on, even if the interest is there. > > To add historical context, we did discuss Mastodon at some point in the > last couple years—I forget exactly when. There was no opposition to a > Mastodon as a concept, but it was more an issue of who manages it. > Most/all of Fedora's social media accounts are managed by Red Hat > employees in RH's Open Source Program Office, with some volunteers on a > few accounts. > > When it was last proposed, the discussion faded out because the folks > managing Fedora's social media account were concerned there were already > many platforms to cover and things would get dropped. For example, we > used to have profiles on GNU Social and Diaspora, but I'm not sure if > they were actively maintained. > > Account permissions and privileges is an issue still faced by Fedora's > other social media accounts too. See these Mindshare tickets for more > context: Thank you for the exhaustive answer. Then, proposing a community driven account is out of discussion. Luckily Mastodon users can follow https://framapiaf.org/@fedora_fr in order to get news :D Ciao, A.

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Re: [social-media] What about Mastodon?
by Justin W. Flory 13 Jan '20

13 Jan '20

Hi Alessio, On 1/12/20 6:15 PM, Alessio wrote: > Hello. > > I submitted this idea to the marketing team some time ago [1] > > What do you think to have a Fedora presence on the Fediverse? > I'm not an expert, but it is now a mature technology, and no more an > hype. Many people started using Mastodon, in many cases with the intent > to leave the mainstream social medias. > I have not statistical data, but, looking around, a lot of these people > are concerned about privacy, freedom and digital rights, they are free > software supporters, and they are critical versus the overwhelm power > of the big giants of the internet. > > There were some toughts about running a Fedora instance [2], but maybe > it is not useful, it whould be an high energy expenditure; however this > is not the point of this mail. > > What I'm talking about is a profile on the fediverse. > We are on twitter, we are on facebook, youtube, instagram. Why not on a > social network that is powered by an open source software, and where > there are many free software supporters? > > Gnome is there https://floss.social/@gnome > Fosdem is there https://fosstodon.org/@fosdem > Opensuse is there https://fosstodon.org/@opensuse > Gentoo https://fosstodon.org/@gentoo > Ubuntu (that runs his own instance) https://ubuntu.social/@ubuntu > KDE https://mastodon.technology/@kde > And many other FOSS projects and communities. > > What do you think? > > [1] https://pagure.io/fedora-marketing/issue/286 > [2] https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/fedora-in-fediverse/1168 > I think this is a tough issue for the volunteer community to take a lead on, even if the interest is there. To add historical context, we did discuss Mastodon at some point in the last couple years—I forget exactly when. There was no opposition to a Mastodon as a concept, but it was more an issue of who manages it. Most/all of Fedora's social media accounts are managed by Red Hat employees in RH's Open Source Program Office, with some volunteers on a few accounts. When it was last proposed, the discussion faded out because the folks managing Fedora's social media account were concerned there were already many platforms to cover and things would get dropped. For example, we used to have profiles on GNU Social and Diaspora, but I'm not sure if they were actively maintained. Account permissions and privileges is an issue still faced by Fedora's other social media accounts too. See these Mindshare tickets for more context: https://pagure.io/mindshare/issue/138 https://pagure.io/mindshare/issue/139 - Justin -- Cheers, Justin W. Flory justinwflory.com TZ=America/New_York Pronouns: he/him/his

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Self-Introduction: Matt Broberg
by Matthew Broberg 06 Jan '20

06 Jan '20

Hi all, I want to join this group to look for opportunities to uplift Fedora adoption and learn along the way. I'm also curious about font rendering in Fedora and hope to connect with others who want Fedora to feel as visually stunning as a Mac (or Elementary). My favorite way to contribute is through collaborative content, which leads me to hang out in marketing circles. I work for Red Hat, exclusively on Opensource.com, where I'm an author, editor, and community lead for our top contributor program (The Correspondent Program <https://opensource.com/correspondent-program>). I started to cover my move from Mac to Linux here <https://opensource.com/article/19/10/why-switch-mac-linux>, and I plan to continue that series in 2020. You can read more about me at mbbroberg.fun/. Happy New Year, Matt Broberg He / Him / His Technical Advocate & Editor, Opensource.com Red Hat | Minneapolis, MN <https://www.redhat.com> @mbbroberg <https://www.redhat.com>

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Self-Introduction: Jean Pierre Rodriguez Farfan
by Jean Pierre Rodríguez Farfán 02 Jan '20

02 Jan '20

Hi. Im Jean Pierre Rodriguez Farfan (FAS. jph147) I worked in a magazine when was in university so I know to use Adobe tools for design. Im currently a web developer - NodeJS - so I want to start at Fedora doing things I know. This magazine is interesting for me because I going to get deeper into the OS and reading a lot of content to create amazing articles and help people with issues I mayhad. I'd like you to give me little and concrete assignments to know the workflow and the team. I love the open source and thought can help Fedora growth. Cheers! -- Jean Pierre Hernán Rodríguez Farfán

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