Is Pixelfed sawing off the branch that the Fediverse is sitting on?
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Is Pixelfed sawing off the branch that the Fediverse is sitting on? #activityPub #Pixelfed
Posted into THE FEDIVERSE VS. CORPORATE SOCIAL MEDIA @the-fediverse-vs-corporate-social-media-mobileatom
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Is Pixelfed sawing off the branch that the Fediverse is sitting on? #activityPub #Pixelfed
Posted into THE FEDIVERSE VS. CORPORATE SOCIAL MEDIA @the-fediverse-vs-corporate-social-media-mobileatom
mobileatom@flipboard.com You've touched on a very interesting point. By the way, I've never figured out whether your Flipboard account will ever be able to see my reply, and to be honest, I'd be very curious to know what a Flipboard user sees when they receive a reply from the free Fediverse...
Returning to your observation, I see the Fediverse as an integrated ecosystem, but integration doesn't always have to be symmetrical.
To put it simply, Bookwyrm users and Peertube users aren't interested in viewing content from other social networks!
In the Fediverse, there are programs that focus on one of the three areas in the image above, and programs that occupy two or more reference areas.For example, I find the fact that Mobilizon users can't see Friendica events much more problematic than the shortcoming you noted on Pixelfed...
Pixelfed certainly "looks" like a social network, but it's primarily a place where users share their "personal art galleries."
While I'm not a fan of dansup@mastodon.social, I recognize that he's making great strides to increase the interoperability of his creation, and Pixelfed has grown better than any other software in the Fediverse on three key levels:
- improving interoperability
- creating a beautiful and ergonomic app
- brand identity
I'm sure he'll find a way to make text content visible in the future, but honestly, right now, it doesn't seem like a priority for Pixelfed's development and success.
That said, your observations are a very interesting starting point for the development of software and interfaces in the Fediverse.
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@SimonTB @javahippie no fosdem for me unfortunately. Keep an eye out for the first commits. Still mulling over a testing strategy that is manageable and not too complex.
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@tokyo_0 Whoever shows up and contributes. So you could!
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@myfear @javahippie looks like what I've been wanting to build for a long time. Even similar tech stack (Java + Postgres). Guess it'll be hard to contribute as long as there's no existing code, right? But I'll keep an eye out for my chance to join #OpenPace :)
You guys don't happen to be at #FOSDEM to discuss about this project? Note: I'm not sure yet, if I can make it to FOSDEM this year.
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@julian yes. BadgeFed has an API. But the concept is really simple, it is a Note (or Document) that has an attachment. The attachment is a property of the ActivityPub object usually used for videos or images. In this case the attachment includes a full OpenBadge object.
The only restriction is that the Note attributed (activitypub actor) MUST be the url in the OpenBadge issuer (issuer = actor). Also the recipient url from the OpenBadge SHOULD be mentioned in the Note.
With this simple mechanism you can pretty much create a compatible badge that can be decentralized with BadgeFed.
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This needs integration with #GadgetBridge, of course
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@mapache@hachyderm.io from what I understand you're using the ActivityPub note for compatibility. I wonder if a custom object type might open more doors.
Doesn't really matter, just thinking out loud 🙂
Does BadgeFed have an API to create new badges? Or fetch badges?
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@julian absolutely, but I think I don't fully get it, could you elaborate?
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@mapache@hachyderm.io I may consider building out a plugin for Badgefed.
Any chance you might consider using a new object type, e.g. Badge?
