Verehrte* #fediday #fedidev #fediverse
Obacht!
Wir würden gern das reguläre Treffen der Social CG zu #ActivityPub wiederbeleben:
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https://digitalcourage.social/@reiver@mastodon.social/115317680720978044
Wir haben über generische Server, Client-To-Server und Interoperabilität geredet.
Bitte sagt doch alle Charles Bescheid, welche Tage Euch am besten passen:
https://digitalcourage.social/@reiver@mastodon.social/115317829430813805
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In this Codeberg issue @thisismissem wonders..
> "Has anyone done an assessment of the authentication mechanisms and standards used by each of these [C2S] implementations?
https://codeberg.org/fediverse/delightful-fediverse-experience/issues/130#issuecomment-7554760
I will bring this to a #SocialHub topic later this week, if I don't forget (otherwise remind me :)
#SX #ActivityPub #C2S #fediverse
On a fediverse server with a versioned client API, what would you expect to happen if an API call is made with a version number higher than what the server supports? Should it return an error? Should it take it to mean its highest supported version? Something else?
The API isn't RESTful, the version number is global for all methods (endpoints) and has the format "major.minor".
#Smithereen #ActivityPub #mastodev
Bonus/Advanced
If you can, run your own minimal #ActivityPub instance on a raspberry pi at home (via Tor, i2p) and share its .onion/.i2p address with friends and family.
Put a copy in your Go Bag should you ever (heaven forbid) become a refugee so that you can tell your friends and family that you're alive whenever you can go online, and when it's safe to tell them where you are, what happened to you.
**For the benefit of those who are less techy or may not know about the ways we can deal with personal identity data.**
Personal digital ID - a hot topic in the UK atm.
Many people and companies are working on systems to provide secure ways to hold our personal identity info. Some include wider profiles like our job, interests, hobbies etc. Some are OPEN SOURCE and part of a diverse ecosystem of data interoperability (you can use the same data POD (personal online data). Bluesky is active this landscape with their 'ATProto' personal data approach, and the Fediverse with the more versatile 'ActivityPub' user profile. There is also the WWW3 standards Solid project, and other Open Social Protocols (listed on the Solid project wikipedia page linked below).
Of course, just like IT sysadmins who provided website CMS at universities a decade ago, the UK govt thinks it needs walled garden private enterprise to partner with. They will spend probably ten times the money going down that route (just like universities did). This is old fashioned and not what other large national/territorial entities will be doing.
From the Solid wiki page"
>"Solid's central focus is to enable the discovery and sharing of information in a way that preserves privacy. A user stores personal data in "pods" (personal online data stores) hosted wherever the user desires. Applications that are authenticated by Solid are allowed to request data if the user has given the application permission. A user may distribute personal information among several pods; for example, different pods might contain personal profile data, contact information, financial information, health, travel plans, or other information. The user could then join an authenticated social-networking application by giving it permission to access the appropriate information in a specific pod. The user retains complete ownership and control of data in the user's pods: what data each pod contains, where each pod is stored, and which applications have permission to use the data."
These open source systems are robust and based on the idea that only you can own and control your data. Though the data may be held centrally on (for example civic servers or other server companies who provide a Slid POD) it cannot be accessed by them. Im researching into this a lot more in coming days :)
Links to read carefully if youre interested in what I'm talking about.
CAVEAT: Im not a tech expert at this so go easy if you'd like to correct any info here :)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_(web_decentralization_project)
https://www.cmswire.com/digital-experience/how-to-set-up-solid-pods-a-data-ownership-guide/
https://solidproject.org/get_a_pod
https://www.projectliberty.io/dsnp/
#digitalid #openid #solid #atproto #activitypub #dsnp #academia #academicchatter
@YKantRachelRead and if your instance admins ever did any of the above, you could simply migrate your account to another instance, or, somewhat less simply, set up an instance of your own.
I also checked the Ghost ActivityPub integration, but as I understand it, I don't see value at the moment for personal blogs. It might be more useful for communities based on Ghost blogs. #blog #selfhost #activitypub.
How many Fediverse accounts I have?
#fedi #fediverse #poll #polls #accounts #activitypub #survey #surveys #question #questions #askfedi #public #fyp
How to Host Your Own #Mastodon Server on a #VPS (5 Minute Quick-Start Guide)
This article provides a guide for how to host your own Mastodon server on a VPS.
Running your own Mastodon server on a VPS is an excellent way to enjoy an efficient and secure Mastodon experience.
What is Mastodon?
Mastodon is a #decentralized social media platform that enables users to post ...
Continued 👉 https://blog.radwebhosting.com/how-to-host-your-own-mastodon-server-on-a-vps/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon.raddemo.host #rubyonrails #activitypub #rubygems #installguide #selfhosting #selfhosted
If you don’t have the technical skills to keep Mastodon updated, you shouldn’t be running a Fediverse server.
It’s one thing to put yourself at risk — it’s another to put all your users in danger.
#Mastodon #Fediverse #ActivityPub
@Photo55 🙏 touché! I really meant the big system of everything (for I am always conscious that #activitypub transmits "in the clear" so to speak). Some words beginning with N should probably be used carefully to mean very specific things, ideally by people trying as hard as they can to be as scientific and/or as objective as they can in their analysis! I fear I mightn't meet that standard in a social media post :P as a result of your very reasonable observation I have changed the wording of the original post to "any system in any way".
T'en a marre de devoir créer un compte pour chaque réseau social?
Ajourd'hui, c'est fini grâce au protocole #activitypub
Mastodon l'implémente déjà, ce qui signifie que tu fais partie déjà du Fediverse.
Grâce à ce protocole, tu peux communiquer, recevoir des posts et poster sur l'ensemble du réseau que les autres soient sur #mastodon ou non.
C'est comme les mails mais pour les réseaux sociaux et ça fonctionne comme ça pour rechercher les autres: @username@example.com
https://jointhefediverse.net/?lang=fr