🚀 Fireside Fedi – New Episodes This Week!

📅 Feb 4 (12 PM ET) – Guest: @haubles@hachyderm.io
🗣️ Mastodon Community Director, Fediforum Advisory Board – “Certified goof, loves birds, earnest”

📅 Feb 5 (12 PM ET) – Guest: @scottjenson@social.coop
🛠️ Product Strategy Advisor, Mastodon Core – former UX lead at Apple, Symbian, Google, frog design

📅 Feb 6 (9 AM ET) – Guest: @davidrevoy@framapiaf.org
🎨 Webcomic creator (Fantasy humor) – “Free/Libre & Open Source only, CC‑licensed, no AI”

🔴 Live on: https://stream.firesidefedi.live
📹 VODs on: https://tubefree/@firesidefedi

#Mastodon #Fediverse #Podcast #OpenSource #TechTalk

@zotheca@mementomori.social ​I run TubeFree.org and put my Fireside Fedi VODs up there as well have having other folks put their content there. I haven't had too many issues. But it's a very difficult problem as it's not just Peertube itself, but I've had to help troubleshoot ISP blocks, Web browser issues, etc.

Does #FOSDEM have a #Peertube instance?

I know I can watch the videos here: video.fosdem.org/

Just didn't know if they had videos accessible on the Fediverse.

If they don't have a Peertube, is anyone thinking about, and allowed to, post these on a Peertube instance?

@freebliss@post.lurk.org ​OR! maybe you BOTH won? And because you folks are building these things, we ALL WIN! <3 Envious I couldn't be there. Keep up the amazing work. Same goes to @benpate@mastodon.social !

@philsawa@ioc.exchange But sir! We've never gone that fast! I'm not sure if Loops can take it! 😊 ​

@andypiper@macaw.social just said at #FOSDEM that 2 years ago Mastodon had a booth. Last year Fediverse had half a day. This year, there's a FULL TRACK of #fediverse !

THAT is growth! That is EXCITEMENT! That is people spreading this thing. Keep up the amazing work ALL of you!

ALL OF US MAKE THIS WORK!

And I am so grateful to you for it.

Currently watching #FOSDEM #openSocialWeb track. This is about the #fediverse and all kinds of different projects people are working on. EVERYONE has a role in this. If you are enjoying the fediverse, YOU MATTER. Find a way for you to help this community. As @samvie@chaos.social just said, we just need more shoulders! Everyone doing whatever they can. Something as simple as talking to someone.

Check out FOSDEM presentations:

fosdem.org/2026/schedule/tra...

@Lgo@hostux.social thank you for the correction. IDK why I even thought Germany. I saw on FOSDEM is said Brussels Belgium.​

@duxsco@fedifreu.de @brunogirin@mastodon.me.uk ​but isn't Berlin in the Bronx?

@brunogirin@mastodon.me.uk ​thank you for the correction. IDK why I even thought Germany. I saw on FOSDEM is said Brussels Belgium.

Thank you all for correcting me! Brussel is in BELGIUM! lol so if you're in #BELGIUM check out #FOSDEM 😁 lol

Those who are unaware there's a large convention this weekend in Brussel Germany called FOSDEM. Tons of brilliant folks are going to be there if you want to learn more about the Open Social Web or free/open software.

If you, like me, are interested in following the fediverse presentations, from the comfort of your own home, you can see the track here: fosdem.org/2026/schedule/tra...

EDIT: Brussels is in #BELGIUM . Not GERMANY. Thank you all for correcting me. :) Leaving my original toot to show I'm human and I err.

#fedi #fediverse #openSocialWeb #social #socialnetwork #fosdem #germany #convention #conference

@darkwolf@hear-me.social ​Nice. I liked it. 😊 And glad that @megaultrastudios@indieweb.social found a Peertube home. I know they requested one on TubeFree, but see they landed at MakerTube. 😊 Awesome place.

@gnilleps@mastodon.art ​Yes there appears to be an issue with that episode for some reason. Taking a look at it. I don't think I have the original files anymore so sadly it might be caput. So I might have to just have another talk with Jo in the future. 😊

Just wanted yo give folks a heads up that @scottjenson@social.coop and my discussion got cut off earlier due to technical issues. We're going to reschedule for the future.

I have had people state they didn't know I run a nonprofit as well as @firesidefedi . My #nonprofit is @BTFree .

https://btfree.org

Here is what we stand for

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BT Free is a nonprofit dedicated to protecting digital privacy, defending online rights, and championing open‑source, decentralized technologies. Our flagship projects include:

• TubeFree.org – a community‑run PeerTube instance that offers an easy, privacy‑first onboarding experience for creators and viewers.
• Fireside Fedi – a podcast that spotlights the people, projects, and ideas shaping the Fediverse, bringing voices from across the network to a wider audience.
• Local‑Community Outreach – programs that help neighborhoods, schools, and grassroots groups set up their own Fediverse nodes, fostering real‑world participation in a decentralized web.

All proceeds (100 %) are reinvested directly into Fediverse projects, ensuring that every contribution fuels the growth of open, user‑controlled platforms.

Want to donate?

• We can help point you to the donation page for any Fediverse project you’d like to support.
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Join us in building a more private, open, and community‑driven internet!

@carmenlisandrette@mastodon.social Thank you for the suggestions! Adding to my list and reaching out! 😊

Fireside Fedi 71 - Building Freedom: A Conversation with Alexandre Oliva, FSF Latin America Co‑Founder

Special thank you to @lxo@snac.lx.oliva.nom.br !

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TODAY on Fireside Fedi!

The #livestream will be on: stream.firesidefedi.live

Special Guest: @scottjenson@social.coop

Product Strategy Advisor to Mastodon Core team. Previously UX Strategy: Apple System 7, Newton, and Apple Human Interface guidelines. UX Director at Symbian, manager Mobile UX at Google, creative director frog design San Francisco. Head of Product for two startups. Returned to Google to lead the Physical Web in Chrome and explore multiple UX research projects in Android. Left 2024, now advising part time. mastodon.social: 2017-2022

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 29 January 2026 at 11:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )

If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:

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#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance

@pauamma@mstdn.social ​Peertube has auto generation of transcripts, which I do have enabled. Let me know if it doesn't work.