We just published a new Common Craft video that explains the #Fediverse and #ActivityPub in about 3.5 minutes. I'd love to know what you think: https://youtu.be/VmSWPj0T9IQ?si=2AbwNYzCQh90cfBe

Lee LeFever

julian

@[email protected] I think it's fantastic! It's quite difficult to convey this kind of information effectively, and even deciding what kind of explanation is needed for end users is a debate in and of itself, around the fediverse.

Well done!

RonLichty

@lee Watched it. Felt theoretical, Lee.

Joaquim Homrighausen

@lee Good stuff

I think the only thing, atm, that annoys me with #Mastodon is that we actually can't move all of our stuff to another instance. Or at least I haven't been able to do it.

I want to setup my own instance, and copy or move all of my stuff to that instance.

Mehrad :kde: :emacs: :rstats:

@lee Nice video, I only have one comment. On 03:04 it is mentioned that "if an existing platform joins the Fediverse [...] posts can flow to and from other platforms in the Fediverse". This is potentially not accurate as much as I like it to be. The counter example is Threads or Flipboard. All their posts are visible in Fediverse, but Fediverse posts are not visible there.

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Mehrad :kde: :emacs: :rstats:

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@lee Of course one can argue that they have not "joined" the Fediverse, but considering the target audience of such video, this can be painfully confusing. I don't know what is the best approach to address this though.

Andy Piper

@joho @lee FWIW this is being (gradually) discussed through the W3C social web community group https://swicg.github.io/activitypub-data-portability/

Andy Piper

@lee I shared this and there is a fair amount of attention over on that thread -> https://macaw.social/@andypiper/112487185068296827

Andy Piper

@lee by the way, maybe a copy of this video on a Peertube instance would be more on-brand for the #fediverse

Joaquim Homrighausen

@andypiper

That's good Let's hope it goes somewhere soon 🧐

@lee

Andy Piper

@joho @lee ... it is complicated! But yes, we are thinking it through. Appreciate your interest in the feature.

Steven Rogge

@lee Great video! There is a typo in the subtitles somewhere halfway through: 'Fetaverse' instead of 'Fediverse'.

Scott Starkey

@andypiper @lee

I was thinking the exact same thing: "Where's the #PeerTube link!"

Lee LeFever

@StevenRogge Thanks for catching that!

Lee LeFever

@julian Thanks, Julian. This was a big challenge to explain. I created many versions of the script and restarted it multiple times.

Lee LeFever

@Mehrad That's a good point. That section of the video is intentionally vague, as I want the video to be as timeless as possible. Everything is always in flux and trying to capture enough of an idea to make the point, while allowing for evolution, is part the goal.

Lee LeFever

@ScottStarkey @andypiper I'm happy to share it on PeerTube. Are there any instances you recommend?

Lee LeFever

@ronlichty I'm curious about that. Theoretical - like it's about something that may or may not be real?

Andy Piper

@lee @ScottStarkey I personally use diode.zone but that is generally for the electronics maker community - TILvids maybe?