Thank you again to #Special #Guest @ChrisWere ! #Episode 13 is now available as a #VOD and #Fedicast.

#Peertube - https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/poYgA3RUpyXSAMqViDUgeX
#Castopod - https://audio.firesidefedi.live/@firesidefedi/episodes/chris-were-peertuber-freebooters-and-space-virgins

As always please let me know if there's anything I've missed, typo'd, constructive criticism, suggestions, etc!

#fedi #fediverse #people #peopleoverplatforms #protocolsnotplatforms #tech #wales #expanse

TRY #2 - Thank you again to @stefano for @admin and for joining me today on Fireside Fedi Episode 12!

You can find the links to the VOD and Fedicast below:

https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/vSo87e6Vtd2yQJ6pZj8raj

https://audio.firesidefedi.live/@firesidefedi/episodes/stefano-marinelli-fedimeteo-and-bsdcafe

#meteo #meteorology #meteorologists #fedimeteointerviews #fedi #fediverse #interview #peoples #fediverse #fedi #peopleoverplatforms #protocolsnotplatforms

Love this clip from @molly0xfff's Fediverse House talk:

"Imagine for a moment a web where communities can create their own spaces while still simultaneously and seamlessly interoperating with others. Think of it like a network of independent neighborhoods, each with its own character and rules, but with shared community spaces, art galleries and libraries.

"In this web, you control what you create and decide how it's shared.The algorithms that shape that experience, they're transparent and customizable. You can peek under the hood or tweak them to your liking or replace them entirely if they're not serving your needs. If you're sharing a space with a group of others and you disagree with how they run that space, you can leave, but you can take your work and your community with you.

"This isn't just a dream. This is already happening. Take Mastodon and the broader Fediverse, where millions of people are building communities that talk to each other across servers and platforms."

https://flipboard.video/w/s6FVEb2wei2ctFrdeZjuZa

Fighting words from @molly0xfff's opening talk at the Fediverse House at SXSW 2025:

“We're facing an existential threat. We need a web that serves people not profit, a web built on protocols, not platforms…It's being built right now by people like you in communities like this one.”

Thank you, developers and denizens of the open social web.

https://flipboard.video/w/p7cECAUgThGrfQo9Cqvb8r

We remain excited about the Digital Markets Act and the push for interoperability: https://www.wired.com/story/whatsapp-interoperability-messaging/

If you didn't catch the main stage talk from Matthew, Matrix's project lead, at FOSDEM, we encourage you to watch the recording once it's posted online: https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event/fosdem-2024-3345-opening-up-communication-silos-with-matrix-2-0-and-the-eu-digital-markets-act/

You run a #FreeSoftware project? This is your occasional reminder to move away from #Discord and #Slack and other #Platforms.

As convenient as they seem, every "platform" is a #WalledGarden. They can and will pull the rug from under you any time it's in their interest, without regard for yours.

Migrate your community to systems under community control. Before it becomes a crisis.

https://en.osm.town/@amapanda/111771768413699746

My job is to work toward bringing secure, decentralized, open source licensed communication tools with open governance to the masses with Matrix.

But if folks prefer XMPP or IRC, that's still a win in my book. I think Signal is a step in the right direction, too!

It's open vs. the world, and I'm looking forward to working together to challenge the status quo of surveillance capitalism and proprietary, centralized walled gardens.

We're glad to see that Tchap, which is built on #Matrix, is one of the messaging tools that remain available to French civil servants following this change in policy: https://www.politico.eu/article/france-requires-ministers-to-swap-whatsapp-signal-for-french-alternatives/

It seems the Canadian government would like to treat corporate platforms as protocols (Carry our emergency messages! Carry our public news!) and also as a business (We will tax you! We will value transfer to local media corporations!)

Let’s go full protocol - focus on interop, pioneer regulated ActivityPub interop.

As new federated systems go mainstream, we need to ensure we're supporting the humans and organizations behind them. I'm not just talking about Mastodon, Pixelfed, Peertube, and BookWyrm

This update from The #Matrix Foundation is concerning:
https://matrix.org/blog/2022/12/25/the-matrix-holiday-update-2022

We are on notice. The success of the tech we rely on isn't guaranteed just by merit of our use. We need to invest in these projects and communities.