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for people new to the #OpenWeb --> Think of it this way: @Mastodon is the house; the #Fediverse is the power grid.
You trust the house (Mastodon) to connect with people. The power grid (Fediverse, running on ActivityPub) is simply the open, non-corporate system that lets your house talk to other houses without a giant landlord controlling the whole street.
Trusting Mastodon means you already trust the concept of the Fediverse. It’s just the plumbing that gives you control.
@the_turtle had to lookup what FidoNet was, thanks 🙏
Really like “Offline Reading: Users could download entire message bases for offline reading and response, saving time and money.“
—- wonder if there’s a method to bring this back or create something like v2?
“While declining in the US with the rise of the internet, FidoNet remained popular longer in other regions (like Eastern Europe) and still operates today, with some nodes bridging to the internet.”
@Crissy seems like it should work. Even in the old days people wrote custom downloaders for CompuServe so you could read and reply offline and not piddle away that expensive connection time.
And even with Gmail, I never read on Google's site, I use Thunderbird (on mac) and FairEmail (on android).
Another analogy for the drivers out there: @Mastodon is the car you drive. 🚗 It is easy to use and it is what you see every day.
The Fediverse is the road system. 🗺️ It is just a name for all the different types of roads (servers) that allow your Mastodon car to drive to other towns (other apps/servers like Kbin, Pixelfed, etc.).
Since your car (Mastodon) can drive freely, you already like the road system (Fediverse)! It just means no one company owns all the roads. You already trust the parts that matter most—the people you follow. Realising this small distinction makes the whole concept much friendlier!
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BT Free is a non-profit organization founded by @ozoned@btfree.social . It's goal is for digital privacy rights, advocacy and consulting. This goal will be attained by hosting open platforms to allow others to seamlessly join the Fediverse on moderated instances or by helping others join the Fediverse.
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