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@BTFree 7 months ago

Calling on all free and open source developers.

We need recommendations for current platforms that exist to support Owncast streamers via bots, tips, etc that can help people convert from Big Tech platforms and easily move away from platforms such as Twitch.

I'm guessing they don't exist ATM, but I'm willing to start a platform if folks know tools we can use. Such as easily running bot commands in chat.

I know Le Fractal as emojiwall.

What else exists?

What features would YOU need to make your conversion to Owncast or Peertube easier?

#twitch #YouTube #Foss #open #source #software #platform #livestream

@firesidefedi 7 months ago

Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!

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

Special Guest: @rileytestut@mastodon.social

Building emulators and app stores for iPhone with shanegill.io

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 05 February 2026 at 14:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )

If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:

#PeerTube ( #VOD ): tubefree/@firesidefedi

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

@firesidefedi 7 months ago

This week! On Fireside Fedi!

12-01-20- 16:00 UTC-5 @carmenlisandrette@mastodon.social - Cat lover, lesbian, free software activist, golden retriever in a dress. I'm responsible for Mission:Libre, social.missionlibre.org/@mis... In Auckland, New Zealand.

15-01-2026 15:00 UTC-5 @lorenzosmusic@mastodon.social - An open-source Linux-based creative commons experimental rock band. Using Ubuntu Studio, Ardour, and Github to make music.

#FiresideFedi #FsF #interviews #people #fedizen #fediverse #fedi #cat #foss #freeSoftware #activist #libre #auckland #NewZealand #linux #CreativeCommons #CC #experimental #rock #band #ubuntu #studio #ardour #git #music

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@ozoned 7 months ago

This week! On Fireside Fedi!

12-01-20- 16:00 UTC-5 @carmenlisandrette@mastodon.social - Cat lover, lesbian, free software activist, golden retriever in a dress. I'm responsible for Mission:Libre, social.missionlibre.org/@mis... In Auckland, New Zealand.

15-01-2026 15:00 UTC-5 @lorenzosmusic@mastodon.social - An open-source Linux-based creative commons experimental rock band. Using Ubuntu Studio, Ardour, and Github to make music.

#FiresideFedi #FsF #interviews #people #fedizen #fediverse #fedi #cat #foss #freeSoftware #activist #libre #auckland #NewZealand #linux #CreativeCommons #CC #experimental #rock #band #ubuntu #studio #ardour #git #music

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@zoneghost@theforkiverse.com 7 months ago

Mastodon return step one is turning on Advanced view and pinning the local timeline.

I feel there has to be a better UX design that keeps a simple default view but highlights the Local Timeline, given it's a unique feature the fediverse has over closed platforms.

#fediverse #mastodon #ux

@ozoned 7 months ago

@tchambers@indieweb.social @zoneghost@theforkiverse.com this is the way. Take your community and build YOUR social network around it. Awesome to see it in action.

And the really cool part. We all flow in and out of communities. You can take your digital self with you to a new community or even your own!

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@stux@mstdn.social 7 months ago

Just an hour left before we go look at a potenitional home to rent if we get picked

We just really really hope they do since at this point the current situation is effecting our health even

Don't think I ever wanted something more then move right now

@ozoned 7 months ago

@stux@mstdn.social best of luck!

@ozoned 7 months ago

#eli5 the #forkiverse stuff ... Please someone? I'm massively out of the loop on this one. 😂 😂

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Jeff, "The Mandibular Candidate"

@box464@mastodon.social 7 months ago

Got this in the mail today. I have no recollection of ordering a recreational stereoscope, but I’m intrigued.

A cartoon of a geeky man looking through a stereoscope. This is what appears on the front of the envelope.

@ozoned 7 months ago

@box464@mastodon.social how accurate is the picture to you? If it's close it might magic or a useful spy tool.

Also those are some crazy noodly arms.

@ozoned 7 months ago

I feel absolutely out of the loop. I know there's a mastodon server called the forkiverse, but what's the story behind it that I'm seeing so many folks mentioning it?

@firesidefedi 7 months ago

Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!

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

Special Guest: @haubles@hachyderm.io

Mastodon community director / fediforum advisory board certified goof loves birds importantly, earnest she/they

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 04 February 2026 at 12:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )

If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:

#PeerTube ( #VOD ): tubefree/@firesidefedi

Or, even on #YouTube: youtube.com/@btfree_org

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

BT Free

At BT Free we're attempting to create a Non-Profit organization that can run social web (aka Fediverse) platforms to allow people that do not want to run their own software to still be able to take advantage of digital privacy. We are advocates for the social web and we will leverage out platform to easily and quickly on board people on to the social web. Finally we know we can not run all content, so we are willing to consult on helping individuals or businesses to set up their own platforms to help them come into the social web. Check https://links.btfree.org for links to other socials including Fediverse, Bluesky, Matrix, Discord, etc.

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@spiranews@loops.video 7 months ago

Do you think we need more independent,

fact-checked news? I think so.

Follow if you agree - and you can say you were here right from the start.

#new #fyp #canada #journalism #news

Loops.video

The flagship Loops server, a new creative community for sharing videos and going viral.

@ozoned 7 months ago

@spiranews@loops.video news

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@frankscott@theforkiverse.com 7 months ago

Hi all, excited to have entered the fediverse, here to provide any of your colonoscopic needs 😉 #introduction #newhere

@ozoned 7 months ago

@frankscott@theforkiverse.com welcome! I need a colonoscopy. Can I get that done over the internet?

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@hollie@social.coop 7 months ago

Oh my. This is very fun, and just wonderful in a lot of ways. (It's much gentler and funnier than the preview makes it look)

The maker of this excellent video is also on Mastodon here: @bennjordan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_F4rEaRduk

@ozoned 7 months ago

@hollie@social.coop absolutely loved this video! Excited to see @bennjordan@mastodon.social here! VERY EXCITED! 😁 Such a great video. Thanks Benn! Keep up the amazing videos. If you ever wanna try Peertube, I have an instance, or I can recommend some or even help you set up your own. 😁

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Scary Jerry 👻

@jerry@infosec.exchange 7 months ago

What in the fresh hell is going on with the economic numbers?

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@ozoned 7 months ago

@jerry@infosec.exchange something smells REALLY not right man. I've read from some economists that NVidia is proping up a lot of the economy. One stated that once he removed the outliers and the Government firing/hiring stuff that the economy grew at 0.8% not the 4%.

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@mapache@hachyderm.io 7 months ago

ChatGPT:

Why this hasn’t happened yet

Because we skipped step 2 and 3.

The fediverse tried to:

Educate users first

Sell ideology

Expose complexity early

Mass systems do the opposite.

@ozoned 7 months ago

@mapache@hachyderm.io absolutely agree with this. People don't care about the underlying tech. They care about tech that fits a need. At the moment I'm attempting to find communities of people that are interested in investing in their own social communities.

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@yianiris@kafeneio.social 7 months ago

I think it is detrimental to the foss ecosystem to allow state intervention, guidance, control or influence on something that by desing it is meant to have no borders, no nationalities, races, genders, ethnicities, and above all corporate fans.

Linus set a dangerous precedence to allow US boycott affect development, and defended his choice on pure nationalistic bias.

Now this, an EU attempt to make foss a tool, to set standards and guidelines.

It will not end well EU=bad

@ozoned 7 months ago

@yianiris@kafeneio.social I think the current system of proprietary big tech is a larger issue at the moment. With EU funding open source it'll push it event faster than it has been going. They will have alternatives to the US big Tech and they can make their own rules for themselves. Every country should be focused here and we can all build off each other.

I do agree that the EU could so bad things. They exist to govern the EU people and their morales might not be mine. But more competition is better IMO. Open standars are better for everyone compared to what we currently face.

@ozoned 7 months ago

EU is calling for comments on open source strategies. MAKE YOURSELF HEARD!

Even non-EU citizens have a voice here.

NOW is a time to stand up and stand out! YOU want to help the Fediverse? Here's just one way today that YOU can REALLY make a difference:

The European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy will set out:

a strategic approach to the open source sector in the EU that addresses the importance of open source as a crucial contribution to EU technological sovereignty, security and competitiveness
a strategic and operational framework to strengthen the use, development and reuse of open digital assets within the Commission, building on the results achieved under the 2020-2023 Commission Open Source Software Strategy.

ec.europa.eu/info/law/better...

#EU #open #foss #openSource #source #linux #activitypub #AP #fedi #fediverse

@ozoned 7 months ago

@_elena@mastodon.social @stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe How do I say "I knew it! I'm surrounded by assholes!" in Italian?

@ozoned 7 months ago

@_elena@mastodon.social When you direct the movie, can I star as the legendary @stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe ?

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JenJen :heart_sp_pan:

@JenJen@mastodon.art 7 months ago

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@ozoned 7 months ago

@JenJen@mastodon.art THIS IS HOW HAPPENS!

Step 1 a friend says they'll give you something free-er, better, more open.

Step 2 HACKED THE WORLD IN 2 SECONDS!

Step 3 can't figure out how the hell to close the terminal.

We've ALL been there.