#decentralization

#Intro #Introduction Hello, I'm a Master's student at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, my post-graduate program is PESC (Programa de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computação - https://pesc.coppe.ufrj.br/pt/) and my current subject of study is Decentralized Social Media in the lens of CSCW (Computer Supported Cooperative Work) and HCI (Human-Computer Interaction). Next month I'll be attending to my first international congress (CHIRA 2026 - https://chira.scitevents.org/Home.aspx?y=2026) where I'll present an exploratory paper that propose a Socio-technical Responsability Allocation Framework for Alternative Social Media. This account was made with the intent of meeting fellow researches and enthusiasts of Mastodon and other Decentralized Social Medias. I'm always looking foward to learn, make great exchanges and help in the making of new era of Digital Commons. #researcher #fediverse #decentralization #CSCW #HCI #DecentralizedDigitalCommons #DigitalCommons #SocialMedia #Science #SocialComputing #UFRJ#FediScience #PESC

How to use tech to outsmart dictators 'In seven years as a political prisoner in Venezuela, activist Leopoldo López kept asking one question: Who holds the keys to freedom? Now the leader of an alliance of dissidents and exiles from more than 60 countries, he makes the case that open-source, decentralized technology can put power into the hands of ordinary people.' https://www.ted.com/talks/leopoldo_lopez_how_to_use_tech_to_outsmart_dictators #decentralization #tedtalks

Many of you have been asking and patiently waiting… We are publishing all the pictures from DWeb Camp 2026! ✨ Have a look at these fantastic albums of photos taken by Cristán Gutierrez, who came back to camp after joining as an Internet Archive intern in 2023 👀 https://archive.org/details/@cristangutierrez/uploads #DWeb #DWebCamp #decentralization #camp #hackercamp

Hello #fediverse! Thanks to my new DFF grant, I'm now looking to hire a PhD student to join me at AAU in Aalborg 🇩🇰 to work on "usable decentralization", i.e. on making distributed and federated cloud services accessible to the everyday user. For more details, see link below, and please don't hesitate to DM me with questions! https://www.vacancies.aau.dk/phd-positions/show-vacancy/vacancyId/895183 #HCI #academia #getfedihired #decentralization #AAU #Aalborg #Denmark #selfhosted #selfhosting

Centralized platforms will never be the solution for privacy and autonomy, it is crazy but all that multi-millions-dollar backed apps can't bring you as far in terms of #autonomy, #resilience and #freedom as #ArcaneChat does #decentralization #european #europe #e2ee

Vladimir Moskovkin proposes an interesting "reform model for scholarly communication that combines elements of centralized access —based on adapting the Soviet VINITI experience to the digital environment— with decentralized Diamond Open Access platforms." PS: This is the first time I've seen anyone draw the Soviet #VINITI model into #OpenAccess / #ScholComm discussions. Here's some background on the model, if it's new to you. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VINITI#Centralization #Decentralization #DiamondOA

A compelling article on the advantages of #Reticulum over #Meshtastic and #MeshCore: https://www.jonaharagon.com/posts/im-getting-into-mesh-networks-meshtastic-meshcore-and-reticulum/ Meshtastic and MeshCore make it relatively easy to set up local LoRa mesh networks, but in practice they remain largely tied to LoRa devices and messaging. Reticulum goes further: it can build a more resilient network by routing across different kinds of connections, including LoRa, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, microwave links and even the internet. Local networks can therefore interconnect while retaining alternative paths if one connection fails. Reticulum’s main disadvantage today is that standalone LoRa nodes generally need an attached computer running Reticulum. If #microReticulum can run directly on devices already used for Meshtastic and MeshCore, it could significantly accelerate Reticulum’s adoption. P.S. I found this article on Hacker News while searching for #MeshCore. The discussion there is also interesting: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48299638 #Mesh #Decentralization

Where would you rather live? A large and well-furnished flat…but it’s a rental. How you can use it is decided by the landlord. Any modifications you want to make need to be approved by the landlord. They can increase the rent or kick you out at any time they want. Maybe the rent is low (for now), maybe the landlord is nice, but the fact remains - legally speaking, you’re at their mercy. A flat you own. It might be small, it might not have all the same luxuries, it might cost more upfront [1]…but it’s yours. There’s no limits on what you use it for (without affecting others), there’s no limits on how you can change it (without affecting others). And nobody can evict you whenever it strikes their fancy. This is a post about software freedom. [1] and the very existence of landlords and leasing is squarely to blame for that #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #Decentralization #contraLibre

a big reminder that FOSS apps can still be centralized

some simple questions to ask:

• if the app connects to a server, is that serverside part proprietary?
• does the app have hard-coded servers, or can the user change them?
• does the app promote running small instances?

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#Decentralization #Decentralisation #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

join the one and only decentralized end-to-end encrypted anonymous lefty politics and climate activism memes channel in the world! Meme Logistics - Your go-to fun lefty memes supply chain https://i.delta.chat/#818297831FAA0AB9917497FA5B145F41993374F1&v=3&x=xusVctOPSGOA6oFq4esfR68V&j=YspskxfxoImavuPj3qFTuX7H&s=d1sWSLq-ceUR9x5nJpWX7dLa&a=207nv967sz55do78f1xj%40chat.in%2Dthe.eu&n=Meme+Logistics&b=Meme+Logistics #memes #politics #fun #meme #channel #decentralization #encryption #e2ee #ArcaneChat #DeltaChat

"A year ago I published an article about GoToSocial, a fediverse microblogging software (think of it as an alternative to Mastodon or Sharkey) that I had been using and loving. That is still very much the case, a year and a half after I first started using it: I have a special soft spot for GoToSocial because it is the very first app I ever installed with YunoHost: the first stepping stone in my great self-hosting adventures. Therefore, no self-hosting guide for newbies would be complete without a tutorial about how to install and set-up the brilliant GoToSocial. I initially thought I would cover everything in one post, but there is so much to discuss that I will break up the tutorial in different chapters, so that the information does not get too overwhelming. This first installment will discuss: 1) picking a domain name to use 2) associating the domain name to your YunoHost installation 3) installing GoToSocial 4) doing some essential tweaks to boost security" https://blog.elenarossini.com/a-newbies-guide-to-self-hosting-gotosocial-part-1-installation-and-set-up/ #SocialMedia #GoToSocial #Fediverse #Decentralization #SelfHosting

We build Navidrome so everyone can enjoy their music collection with freedom, autonomy, and control. Navidrome is not-for-profit, free and open-source software. If Navidrome is useful to you, please support us with a small monthly donation on Open Collective: opencollective.com/navidrome #foss #opensource #privacy #music #decentralization #streaming

Some people in #Europe try to get away from #WhatsApp but fail short then just moving to #Signal, it runs on #Amazon servers and fuels millions of dollars into them every year if you really want digital independence you need something that is decentralized and you can host yourself, something that can't be taken away form you ideally something that doesn't require phone numbers #European #digitalindependence #decentralization #privacy #ArcaneChat #family

Extremely on-point post. https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/116946253995217476 I preface each OSM talk/workshop I give with a little introduction/discussion about software freedom - what are the four freedoms, and why they are important for every user (especially nontechnical ones). But I recently changed it to have a slightly broader focus - the four freedoms, decentralization, and cooperative governance - with an overarching emphasis on, as Aral says, ownership and control. #contraLibre #FreeSoftware #Libre #OpenSource #FOSS #Decentralization #Cooperatives #Privacy

Had many good discussions about #decentralization at #dwebcamp with so many interesting people. When arriving in sunny Berlin @evan@cosocial.ca (one of the fathers of the #fediverse 😉) and I realised we did not take a picture at camp 😱 Fixed that!! Wish all the fellow #dwebcamp folks a good travel!

I moved my Bluesky account to Eurosky. It was the most technical thing I have done since updating DNS records, honestly 😅 I had to deal with migrator tools, DIDs, rotation keys, recovery keys, Migration Tokens, typing in my old password, new password, old handle, new handle, "PDS Mover - Missing Blobs Importer"... There are explanations like "do not close this page!" and "monitor your email!" and "If you're wondering what 'blobs' are, that is simply what media files are called on the AT Protocol, the network that includes Bluesky, Eurosky and others." For me as a nerd, things like these are naturally part of everyday life, just like setting up DNS records or configuring services, installing servers and infrastructures, programming and so on. But they said mAsToD0n iS diFfIcUlt wHaT is A sErVeR sO cOmPLIcaTed?!! Moving a Mastodon account from one instance to another seems like a walk in the park in comparison. My mom would not know how to migrate a Bluesky account to Europe. #Bluesky #Eurosky #Decentralization #ATProto

Dezentralisierung scheint wieder en-vogue zu kommen. Artikel: Geo-distributed read-only replicas + " Langfristig plant Entire ein vollständig dezentralisiertes Git-Netzwerk." Offensichtliche Frage an der Stelle: Wie sieht es eigentlich bei @forgejo@floss.social aus mit der Fertigstellung der Namensgebenden Förderation zwischen Forgejo Forges? Das wäre ja letztlich die dort beschriebene Funktion abzüglich der Read-Replica. Vermutlich kann man die auch mit überschaubarem Aufwand replizieren. https://www.heise.de/news/GitHub-Alternative-fuer-KI-Entwickler-Entire-startet-eigenes-Git-Netzwerk-10178760.html @heiseonline@social.heise.de @dzi@social.heise.de Codeberg erwähnt der Artikel allerdings nicht die Föderationsansätze des drunterliegenden Forgejo. Das wäre ja eine Gelgenheit für ein Artikelupdate. #git #Github #forgejo #decentralization #codeberg

I strongly believe all #FLOSS /#FOSS advocates should read this thread by @abbas_dp@techhub.social . We all need to learn a thing or two about the situation, the amount of efforts have been put into FLOSS and decentralization advocation behind the scenes, most importantly behind bars! Yes, you read it right. Please follow through and read the thread: https://techhub.social/@abbas_dp/116850818231544177 Please boost for reach #OpenSource #Decentralization #Fediverse @delta@chaos.social @fsf@hostux.social @eff@mastodon.social

https://arewedecentralizedyet.online/ is the coolest site I've seen in a while! #inequality #decentralization #fediverse #socialnetworks

XEP-0516 "XMPP Decentralized ID (XID)" that I've authored as part of my work on metadata reduction/serverless (https://nlnet.nl/project/ServerlessXMPP/ thanks NLnet!) has been published. The goal is to have your XMPP identity independent of your DNS-based domain. At some point, it should be possible to have your XMPP account independent of your server. Note that current version has issues and will be updated soon. Work is in progress on XMPP deeper decentralization. #XMPP #NLnet #decentralization #NGI0