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Christian Peach@chpietsch@fedifreu.de
Diplom-Computerlinguist, Vater, autofreier Radler, Digitalcourage-Aussteiger, ExOssi. Mag Tee, Gitarren und Katzen.
Tröts vor 06.08.2024: https://suma-ev.social/@christian
Tröts vor 18.01.2024: https://digitalcourage.social/@chpietsch
Tröts vor 06.11.2019: https://chaos.social/@chpietsch
Tags arbeite ich als #Bibliothekswesen an der #UniBielefeld, wo ich z.B. an der wissenschaftlichen Suchmaschine @base mitarbeite & das #GitLab der Uni betreibe.
Nachts betreibe ich ehrenamtlich Server für Datenpunks e.V. & FSuB e.V.
Neulich habe ich aus Versehen mastodon.social blockiert. Hab's rückgängig gemacht.
Mitgliedschaften: @acmelabs @ADFC @Artikel5eV @CCC @Datenpunks @dielinke @MetaGer @peng @wirsindverdi
Außerdem: @switchingsoftware @neuSoM @bie_buendnis_gegen_rechts
Searchable.
Datenpunks: https://datenpunks.de
Datenfreude: https://datenfreu.de
Tor-Verein: https://artikel5ev.de
Curator: https://switching.software
Mastodon + GlitchSoc: https://fedifreu.de
Day job: https://www.ub.uni-bielefeld.de/~cpietsch/
Lizenz: CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Joined: 2026-06-14 21:02:41
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Reply to @silverpill@mitra.social
Christian Peach@chpietsch@fedifreu.de (2026-06-14 21:05:56)
@silverpill I'm glad that the situation has changed. Do you have any insights into Mastodon's membership in standards bodies mentioned by @alineblankertz @malteengeler?=
Reply to @alineblankertz@indieweb.social
Christian Peach@chpietsch@fedifreu.de (2026-06-14 18:41:29)
@alineblankertz @malteengeler
Regarding the why: When coding Mastodon, Eugen used those parts of the #ActivityPub and #ActivityStreams standards he found useful. For functionality that was not (yet) covered by those standards, he came up with his own solutions and made them part of the Mastodon API which can be considered a quasi-standard now.
When Mastodon was a one person shop, this was a pragmatic way to make progress fast. Standardization bodies are famous for moving slowly, and maybe Eugen was also put off by some of the more eccentric personalities in the ActivityPub community. Now that Mastodon (the organisation) has grown, they should assume a more active role in standards bodies. Perhaps they have – I have not followed these processes closely in recent years.
At any rate, I think it is fair to say that the Mastodon makers and the Fediverse standards community have had a difficult relationship. This is my impression from visiting FediCamp and FediDay events (where Mastodon makers were absent), and some reading in the ActivityPub community forum, e.g.:
https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/mastodon-monoculture-problem/3189/11
https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/discussion-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/1967
Reply to @alineblankertz@indieweb.social
Christian Peach@chpietsch@fedifreu.de (2026-06-14 18:06:39)
@alineblankertz @malteengeler The Mastodon makers were contacted frequently by the ActivityPub community but they did not show much interest in participating in the standardization process.