π blog! βNow witness the power of this fully operational Fediverse!β
How can you measure the popularity of a social network site? Perhaps by counting the number of active accounts, or the quality of the discourse, or even how many people reply to your witty memes.
Me? I prefer to look at how many people visit my blogβ¦
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π blog! βThe Peaceful Transfer of Power in Open Source Projectsβ
Most of the people who run Open Source projects are mortal. Recent history shows us that they will all eventually die, or get bored, or win the lottery, or get sick, or be conscripted, or lose their mind.
If you've ever visited a foreign country's national history museum, Iβ¦
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One of the things we don't talk about enough is how to secure the peaceful transition of power in open source projects.
We've all seen BDFLs turn into mad kings.
There are innumerable projects which have collapsed when the founder left.
Hostile takeovers prevail in some communities.
The whole Mastodon team should feel proud at this move. A clear structure, fair compensation, and a secure footing for the future.
Onwards!
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"Is there any chance for these people, who are shielded by their well-paying jobs, their exclusively occupational media diet, and stimuli all happen to reinforce the default world view?"
Hello Fedifriends in #Japan π
Would you like to meet for a beer?
My wife and I are going to be visiting #Tokyo, #Kyoto, and #Osaka in a few weeks time. It would be lovely to meet you, have dinner / drinks somewhere local, and see your beautiful cities.
DM me for dates.
We did this on our recent trip to Europe and it was lovely chatting with new friends.
