Bringing this highly requested feature to #Mastodon and the fediverse is not as trivial as some might think, but quote posts are coming. Here is our latest write-up about our progress:
Mastodon Blog
Bringing Quote Posts to Mastodon
Sharing our thinking and progress on bringing Quote Posts to Mastodon, with a goal to create a safe and respectful space for everyone.
Our #TrunkAndTidbits engineering update for January (also including #FOSDEM) is here - here's what we have been working on so far this year. Includes an update on the #Fediscovery project, and some cool projects from the broader developer ecosystem.
Mastodon Blog
Trunk & Tidbits, January 2025
News and updates from the Mastodon developers. Technical changes from January 2025, and what the core team did at FOSDEM.
We just released Mastodon 4.3.3, 4.2.15 and 4.1.22. They contain a few bug fixes as well as a security fix (medium severity,
GitHub
Partial Denial of Service due to insufficient validation of remote actors
### Summary Insufficient validation of remote actors and error handling, invalid actors can cause a Mastodon servers to fail at performing certa...
) We recommend every instance administrator to update as soon as possible. If you are using our nightly releases, a container image with the fix has been published with the `nightly.2025-01-17-security` tag. Full release notes and update instructions are available on our GitHub release page:
GitHub
Releases · mastodon/mastodon
Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community - mastodon/mastodon
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Here is our engineering update for December, featuring the latest code changes, news on #Fediscovery, a RubyWorld keynote, and our plans for #FOSDEM.
Mastodon Blog
Trunk & Tidbits, December 2024
The latest engineering updates from the Mastodon team technical updates covering December 2024: including Fediscovery, FOSDEM... and, holidays.
New year, new role @Mastodon! Our core team is looking for a senior Front-end Developer to elevate the web UI/UX experience for our users. Ideally: 1. You are highly skilled in accessible and semantic #HTML 2. Proficient in modern #CSS 3. Experienced with #Javascript, #Typescript and complex React/Redux applications This remote full-time position requires a 4-hour overlap with the CET timezone. For more info/to apply:
Jobs
 #FediHire #GetFediHired #hiring #frontend
Latest releases, progress on Fediscovery, FOSDEM plans, and community highlights - catch up on all the latest news from the core team in our November Trunk & Tidbits post.
Mastodon Blog
Trunk & Tidbits, November 2024
Mastodon core team technical updates for November 2024: the latest point releases, progress on Fediscovery, FOSDEM planning, and projects from the ...
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We just released Mastodon 4.3.2, 4.2.14 and 4.1.21. They contain a few bug fixes, and we recommend every server admin to update. Release notes and upgrade instructions are available on our GitHub Releases page:
GitHub
Releases · mastodon/mastodon
Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community - mastodon/mastodon
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We just posted the latest edition of our Trunk & Tidbits blog series, with our development updates for October. Welcoming a new team member, some small fixes in version 4.3.1, what we are working on next, and more.
Mastodon Blog
Trunk & Tidbits, October 2024
Engineering updates from the Mastodon core team, October 2024. Initial updates post-4.3, a new team member, and lots of community news.
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We’re excited to welcome Shannon (@Shannon) to the Mastodon core team as our full-time iOS developer! She will be enhancing the official iOS Mastodon app, ensuring it delivers the best possible experience for our users.
We just released Mastodon 4.3.1! It contains some bug fixes and a few small features, like (optional) grouping of follow notifications and improvements the fediverse:creator setup instructions. Upgrading requires re-compiling frontend assets (if not using Docker), instructions are in the release notes :
GitHub
Release v4.3.1 · mastodon/mastodon
Changelog Added Add more explicit explanations about author attribution and fediverse:creator (#32383 by @ClearlyClaire) Add ability to group foll...
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