Booked for #FediCon August 1-2 in Vancouver.

@ShadSterling Not OAuth alone but OpenID. I would augment this with making the rel=me related identifiers equivalent as I outlined in that talk: https://dweb.observer/seattle-node-gathering-feb-2025/

@ShadSterling I've long argued that I should be able to use an identity / identifier defined at one site at others. This goes from "use my mastodon ID on Lemmy" to "use my personal website with any fediverse instance".

@teledyn IMHO right now common implementations (e.g. Mastodon) aren't doing a good job at either.

If it's only about policy etc, then things like not getting all replies to a post if made on a difference instance make no sense.

If it is about Local communities, then "post to local server only" should be the default. And it should be much simpler to be part of many communities/servers.

One of the big conceptual questions that's unresolved in the #Fediverse is: Just what exactly is an instance for?

Yep, it's a separate installation of server software. But what exactly does instance 1 give me compared to instance 2?

Answer A: it makes no difference except on policy: who runs it, what are their TOS, moderation policy etc. The Local feed has no significance.

Answer B: Beyond that, it defines a community. The local feed is essential.

Which should it be?

If you are following a #lemmy or #pixelfed account from #Mastodon, I'd love to know what value you are getting out of following it from Mastodon.

Or if you follow some other Fediverse software that is not microblogging.

(I can guess. But I'd like to collect some anecdotal viewpoints in addition to my own)

@julian Congratulations!!!