<![CDATA[Should publishing with ActivityPub be about as easy as publishing with RSS?]]>Should publishing with ActivityPub be about as easy as publishing with RSS?

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/topic/2b561359-7e7e-40b7-a38d-ef67bd767fff/should-publishing-with-activitypub-be-about-as-easy-as-publishing-with-rssRSS for NodeTue, 22 Sep 2026 08:12:27 GMTFri, 04 Sep 2026 22:02:18 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Should publishing with ActivityPub be about as easy as publishing with RSS? on Mon, 07 Sep 2026 19:50:26 GMT]]>@river these are great questions! I will add them to the README.

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/117231493245025773https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/117231493245025773Mon, 07 Sep 2026 19:50:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Should publishing with ActivityPub be about as easy as publishing with RSS? on Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:30:37 GMT]]>@bobjonkman @evan

imho the way to do it is to develop the software and then make the protocol public.

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://mastodon.social/users/davew/statuses/117224337397557647https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://mastodon.social/users/davew/statuses/117224337397557647Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:30:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Should publishing with ActivityPub be about as easy as publishing with RSS? on Sun, 06 Sep 2026 03:52:48 GMT]]>@evan can you maybe please guide us on how to proceed once the plugin is integrated on static sites?what's next? how can we connect it to the fediverse for mastodon to be able to see it and for people to connect/follow? if i'm on a different instance of mastodon what should i ask of my admin to make it happen?

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://woof.tech/ap/users/117131460298946556/statuses/117222065317282111https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://woof.tech/ap/users/117131460298946556/statuses/117222065317282111Sun, 06 Sep 2026 03:52:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Should publishing with ActivityPub be about as easy as publishing with RSS? on Sun, 06 Sep 2026 01:38:24 GMT]]>Thanks to everyone who replied. I say yes.

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/117221536865979118https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/117221536865979118Sun, 06 Sep 2026 01:38:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Should publishing with ActivityPub be about as easy as publishing with RSS? on Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:34:23 GMT]]>@judell @bobjonkman @evan @samruby

here i am

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://mastodon.social/users/davew/statuses/117221285112879887https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://mastodon.social/users/davew/statuses/117221285112879887Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:34:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Should publishing with ActivityPub be about as easy as publishing with RSS? on Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:18:35 GMT]]>@evan @bobjonkman

Just 'Unfortunate', I agree :)

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://social.coop/users/smallcircles/statuses/117220279302457140https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://social.coop/users/smallcircles/statuses/117220279302457140Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:18:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Should publishing with ActivityPub be about as easy as publishing with RSS? on Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:09:51 GMT]]>@jpaskaruk I wouldn't say "replace RSS". The point is to provide easy to publish Fediverse accounts.

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/117220244965423317https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/117220244965423317Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:09:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Should publishing with ActivityPub be about as easy as publishing with RSS? on Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:08:28 GMT]]>@smallcircles @bobjonkman I think "very unfortunate" is an exaggeration.

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/117220239537147742https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/117220239537147742Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:08:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Should publishing with ActivityPub be about as easy as publishing with RSS? on Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:08:04 GMT]]>@bobjonkman I think it's possible to tighten up the file structure even further, by using embedded objects with fragment identifiers. That said, I think it's a big step forward for publishers. I was able to make a plugin for Jekyll pretty quickly.

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/117220237913133672https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/117220237913133672Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:08:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Should publishing with ActivityPub be about as easy as publishing with RSS? on Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:05:12 GMT]]>@judell @bobjonkman @samruby definitely @davew is on the Fediverse!

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/117220226675582552https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/117220226675582552Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:05:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Should publishing with ActivityPub be about as easy as publishing with RSS? on Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:03:28 GMT]]>@judell Dave Winer is at @davew

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://mastodon.social/users/LeonardoDiOttio/statuses/117219747982676151https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://mastodon.social/users/LeonardoDiOttio/statuses/117219747982676151Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:03:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Should publishing with ActivityPub be about as easy as publishing with RSS? on Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:01:45 GMT]]>@bobjonkman @evan

The ActivityPoll has a very unfortunate name, clashing and overloading with the existing concept of a on the fediverse. The mechanism it documents is generally called .

https://fediverse.codeberg.page/fep/fep/b06c/

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://social.coop/users/smallcircles/statuses/117219505301706571https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://social.coop/users/smallcircles/statuses/117219505301706571Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:01:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Should publishing with ActivityPub be about as easy as publishing with RSS? on Sat, 05 Sep 2026 16:58:15 GMT]]>@bobjonkman @evan Relevant: http://scripting.com/davenet/2001/04/04/aBusyDevelopersGuideToSoap.html.

Back in the day both Dave Winer (no Fediverse handle?) and Sam Ruby ( @samruby) showed ways to do The Simplest Possible Thing with SOAP.

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://social.coop/users/judell/statuses/117219491541560356https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://social.coop/users/judell/statuses/117219491541560356Sat, 05 Sep 2026 16:58:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Should publishing with ActivityPub be about as easy as publishing with RSS? on Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:54:36 GMT]]>@evan

I just finished reading your post (after posting my previous reply) and it confirms my thought that ActivityPub, even a static implementation, has too many moving parts. I'll follow some of the links in your post (later, I've been rate-limited) to see if I can wrap my head around it. I've never been able to wrap my head around anything Ruby, tho.

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/bobjonkman/statuses/117219241269175581https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/bobjonkman/statuses/117219241269175581Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:54:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Should publishing with ActivityPub be about as easy as publishing with RSS? on Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:31:13 GMT]]>@bobjonkman you should read my blog post.

https://socialwebfoundation.org/2026/09/04/static-activitypub-publishing/

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/117219149290321965https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/117219149290321965Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:31:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Should publishing with ActivityPub be about as easy as publishing with RSS? on Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:28:30 GMT]]>@evan

Yes, but...

I understand the RSS and Atom specs well enough that I've created programs with RSS/Atom feeds. But the ActivityPub spec scares the willies out of me. Too many moving parts.

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/bobjonkman/statuses/117219138626882085https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/bobjonkman/statuses/117219138626882085Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:28:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Should publishing with ActivityPub be about as easy as publishing with RSS? on Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:49:08 GMT]]>@jpaskaruk also, have you read my blog post?

https://socialwebfoundation.org/2026/09/04/static-activitypub-publishing/

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/117218983810966367https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/117218983810966367Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:49:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Should publishing with ActivityPub be about as easy as publishing with RSS? on Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:46:45 GMT]]>@jpaskaruk really? Tell me more.

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/117218974460217414https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/117218974460217414Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:46:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Should publishing with ActivityPub be about as easy as publishing with RSS? on Sat, 05 Sep 2026 03:46:49 GMT]]>@evan yes butt only i should b allowed to publish

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://blog.poop.net/objects/01a06fad-1809-74a0-ba03-82e693a8911dhttps://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://blog.poop.net/objects/01a06fad-1809-74a0-ba03-82e693a8911dSat, 05 Sep 2026 03:46:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Should publishing with ActivityPub be about as easy as publishing with RSS? on Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:26:07 GMT]]>I usually don't give a response to polls until they're done but since I just published a blog post on this topic it feels dishonest not to link to it.

https://socialwebfoundation.org/2026/09/04/static-activitypub-publishing/

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/117215590305766498https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/117215590305766498Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:26:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Should publishing with ActivityPub be about as easy as publishing with RSS? on Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:42:12 GMT]]>@evan

publishing is our killer app.

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://liberal.city/users/wjmaggos/statuses/117215181708501175https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://liberal.city/users/wjmaggos/statuses/117215181708501175Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:42:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Should publishing with ActivityPub be about as easy as publishing with RSS? on Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:03:47 GMT]]>@evan A question that reminds me of this project: https://rss.chat/

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DrkPrmbs/statuses/117215030660827042https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DrkPrmbs/statuses/117215030660827042Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:03:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Should publishing with ActivityPub be about as easy as publishing with RSS? on Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:03:43 GMT]]>@evan ... but RSS could be a little more intuitive. It's really too late to update the standard, so UIs and culture need to adapt.

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://dice.camp/users/pawsplay/statuses/117215030355110714https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://dice.camp/users/pawsplay/statuses/117215030355110714Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:03:43 GMT