From e616d2e138e24a2e82bed74f75734acd80022d32 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ngô Ngọc Đức Huy Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 15:11:27 +0700 Subject: Remove "projects" section Since it's confusing and may be misleading, even with the disclaimer --- content/posts/2021-08-26-ipwhl-update.md | 2 +- content/posts/mastodon.md | 80 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 81 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 content/posts/mastodon.md (limited to 'content/posts') diff --git a/content/posts/2021-08-26-ipwhl-update.md b/content/posts/2021-08-26-ipwhl-update.md index a5a4202..2911eaf 100644 --- a/content/posts/2021-08-26-ipwhl-update.md +++ b/content/posts/2021-08-26-ipwhl-update.md @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ On the other hand, I have written a [tracker page][status] to see how far we have progressed this project. Packages that have not been declared yet are emphasized and colored red[^0]. -[status]: /projects/ipwhl/status/ +[status]: /projects/ipwhl/ [^0]: I'm not sure if this is accessible enough for colorblind readers and readers who use text browser or screen reader. If you're aware of a diff --git a/content/posts/mastodon.md b/content/posts/mastodon.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..edf144f --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/mastodon.md @@ -0,0 +1,80 @@ +--- +title: Mastodon +language: en +translationKey: projects-mastodon +disable_feed: true +date: 2021-09-02 +layout: project +name: Mastodon +author: Gargron +authorURL: https://zeonfederated.com/ +maintainers: + - name: Mastodon gGmbH + URL: https://joinmastodon.org/ +projectURL: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon +projectStatus: active +categories: ["software", "social network"] +tags: ["social network", "federation", "fediverse"] +--- + +*Mastodon* is a [federated][fedi] social network, with a Twitter-like +UI. + +[fedi]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse + +## Features + +- Content feeds: **home** (posts from accounts you follow), **local** (public + posts from accounts on the same instance), and **federated** (public posts + from connected servers) +- Character limit: 500, which is much longer than Twitter + fwiw +- Customizable web UI +- Various available clients on all platforms +- Instance custom emojis +- Moderation + - Instance admins are capable of blocking contents from other servers on + different levels + - Normal members are capable of mute and block other users or instances, and + filter words +- Accounts can be exported and migrated to another server (posts are not + migrated, however) + +## Forks + +Mastodon has a few forks, the most two popular ones are [Mastodon Glitch +Edition][gs] and [hometown][ht], which provides some extra features. + +[gs]: https://github.com/glitch-soc/mastodon +[ht]: https://github.com/hometown-fork/hometown/ + +## Personal opinions + +Overall, Mastodon gives a nice and intuitive user interface. It also provides +quite flexible tools for moderating your timeline. However, this can be abused +by some instance admins who would block other instances without specific +reason, which pretty much defeats the purpose of federation. + +Mastodon doesn't support markups (the [glitch-soc][gs] fork does, +afaik). This can be limiting if you like +embedding links into the text. For this reason, I prefer +[Pleroma][pleroma]. + +## See also + +- Guides: + - [Kev's guide][kevq] + - [joyeusenoelle's guide](https://github.com/joyeusenoelle/GuideToMastodon) + - [Göktuǧ's tips on federated social networks][cadadr] +- Mastodon instance lists: + - [joinmastodon.org endorsed list][mastodon.org] + - [instances.noct.zone](https://instances.noct.zone/) +- Other microblogging social networks: + - [Pleroma][pleroma] + - [Misskey][misskey] + +[kevq]: https://kevq.uk/how-does-mastodon-work/ +[mastodon.org]: https://joinmastodon.org/communities +[cadadr]: https://toot.cat/@cadadr/106561338340521311 +[pleroma]: /projects/pleroma/ +[misskey]: /projects/misskey/ -- cgit 1.4.1