With respect to #ActivityPub

Ben Pate 🤘🏻

This is a good point, and I don't have everything worked out, here. HTTP signatures are consistently the #1 pain point, so I'm looking for some kind of solution.

In theory, I'd like DMs to be E2E encrypted, so posting them anywhere in plaintext already seems like an anti-pattern. But, that would be an even bigger hurdle to jump in a project that's probably too ambitious, already.

@kopper @hrefna @jenniferplusplus @sebinthestars @puppygirlhornypost2 @lily

Ben Pate 🤘🏻

The primary question, now, is: "Do we think we should have a discussion about HTTP signatures, and various ways to replace them?"

I'm not committed to simply throwing them away with no replacement, but, by including this in the discussion it seems like the answer to the primary question is "yes". We may not have good solutions, and we may not even have a consensus, but it sounds like we should have a discussion.

@hrefna @jenniferplusplus @kopper @sebinthestars @puppygirlhornypost2 @lily

smallcircles (Humanity Now 🕊)

@helge

Wonderful!

I made you moderator on the forum so turn posts into wiki, etc. I both fedi DM'ed and forum Whispered to you about that yesterday, but not sure if that arrived in good order?

@hrefna

smallcircles (Humanity Now 🕊)

@benpate @lily @jenniferplusplus @puppygirlhornypost2 @hrefna @helge

FYI Helge has followed-up with a topic to collect our ideas for vNext social web and define a vision.

Wiki: Vision for a Fedi Specification

Social Web Protocol Considerations Wiki Post. Please Participate! First read the Introduction by @helge. Status → :brain: Brainstorming. Gathering feedback. Contents :muscle: Co-creation log …

Discuss Social Coding (discuss.coding.social)

Helge

Thanks for the push again. Currently, I'm in a state of self doubt if I actually wrote what needs to be written. This means I prefer taking it slow.

However, I'm bad at organizing and getting people involved. So it's probably better to use wider announcements? Not sure.

Seb Potter

@benpate @puppygirlhornypost2 @hrefna @jenniferplusplus @lily

Looking at the key issues discussed, I am not sure I'm thinking in the same direction. These suggestions feel like they're more focused on the UX of implementations, and not addressing shortcomings of AP as a protocol. I am generally aligned with what @jenniferplusplus is saying, particularly the lack of stated goals being the main driver of divergence in implementation. Adding more client capabilities just hides the fact there's no accepted answer here.

Seb Potter

@benpate @puppygirlhornypost2 @hrefna @jenniferplusplus @lily That's not to say this isn't a useful and valid discussion, I just don't think these points will solve AP's deeper issues.

smallcircles (Humanity Now 🕊)

@helge @hrefna

Taking it slow is good. I think there's no hurry as long as we keep making some concrete steps.

We've all had very long period of fleety discussions, some of us taken concrete notes, or even doing serious legwork. There should be enough input to be collected and distilled into some comprehensive format.

Ben Pate 🤘🏻

@sebinthestars @puppygirlhornypost2 @hrefna @jenniferplusplus @lily

Thanks for this! What would you say are AP’s biggest shortcomings? What would be the goals/principles that we SHOULD follow?

This list is primarily from my own experience. I’m posting it as a way to start this conversation.

There’s already tons of great feedback that I need to incorporate, so please help me with this, too.

smallcircles (Humanity Now 🕊)

@benpate @lily @jenniferplusplus @puppygirlhornypost2 @hrefna @helge

FYI My own first feedback: https://discuss.coding.social/t/wiki-vision-for-a-fedi-specification/563/6