These messages are from Daniel Supernault, primary maintainer of Pixelfed.
I don’t want to recap the FediDrama here (drama recaps have a way of becoming drama themselves), but I suspect it’s the reason he’s taking a break.
I’ve never met @dansup but I know he’s contributed so much to the Fediverse and OSS communities. I am still a newb myself (Twexit era). But - for the good of the OSS community - would it be too much to ask we show some respect for the pioneers who got us here?
I don’t get how the debate around federation with a platform that hasn’t even launched yet got so virulent.
It’s a combination of:
- people hate Facebook and don’t want them anywhere near the fediverse and
- secret talks with NDAs never foretell good things.
Meta’s reputation most certainly precedes them here, and they’re not a company known for politely co-existing with others but rather for stomping in, and taking what they want and packaging it and selling it.
IMO people have a reasonable basis for reacting strongly (though it’s 2023 and the ‘hyperbolic over-reaction’ is the required thing online it seems).
I don’t want to recap the FediDrama here (drama recaps have a way of becoming drama themselves), but I suspect it’s the reason he’s taking a break.
to be clear for those not in the loop, this would be the thing going around about Meta/Facebook and NDAs, correct?
For someone who is not in the loop: where could I find what happened. I need some context for this.
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