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Re:Mastodon Instance with 6 Files by JustinGarrison on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @12:23PM (#33883690)
I explain that a bit in the blog post and video. I plan to implement more of the protocol to allow for following (inbox) and posting (outbox). Those are still ActivityPub but Mastodon is the most popular implementation of the protocol so people can understand how it can be used
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Re:Mastodon Instance with 6 Files by cxr on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @12:28PM (#33883789)
The problem can be easily sidestepped by referring to it as a "Mastodon alternative", rather than a "Mastodon instance".

(Even if it weren't that easy, I'd still agree that referring to it as a "Mastodon instance" is both wrong and weird, regardless of how popular Mastodon is.)

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Re:Mastodon Instance with 6 Files by trynewideas on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @02:23PM (#33885611)
Or even "ActivityPub profile" or "fediverse profile". That's what it is, a non-interactive profile that appears on, but isn't limited to Mastodon.

But it's clickbait that worked, so maybe discussing that is equally pointless.

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