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Re:Openbook social network by r3bl on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @05:47AM (#17548500)
I don't think that FAQ entry answers the question asked by the parent comment.

They say that they don't want to decentralize the service (as in, everyone can run their own instance), and I can understand their stand on that. However, they say nothing about federation with other similar attempts that are popping up.

Instead of "Will I be able to run my own instance?", think: Will I be able to follow an Openbook account from my Mastodon account?

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Re:Openbook social network by rainbowmverse on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @11:03AM (#17550143)
This is something I didn't know I cared about until I followed Blender's PeerTube instance account from a Mastodon instance. Pixelfed is working on it, and Plume, and...

It's something I've come to expect. If your hot new app doesn't federate, I don't care about it.

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