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        Hey Zak, where can I read up on the federaton between platforms? I might actually get on Mastodon (I was never a Twitter user) if all these platforms are connected. Also, is there consensus yet on wether we’re coming here or kbin?

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          This post seems to be a good intro to Lemmy and federation.

          Lemmy, kbin, Mastodon, Pixelfed, and a number of other things speak a protocol called ActivityPub that allows them to interoperate, but the more different the user experience is, the less polished that interoperation may be. For example, a Mastodon reply including an image doesn’t show the image on Lemmy.

          I don’t think there’s consensus yet about which to choose. I suggest spending some time with both and seeing what comes out of it. Lemmy seems to be the more mature software, but there are some questions about its developers. The recent increase in servers with experienced admins not associated with the developers is promising.

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            For me, it’s critical to have a mobile app. If I have to access kbin via the web on my phone, then I won’t use it very much. I’ll poke around, and see what I can find.

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              I don’t think kbin has a mobile app yet, but there’s at least one Android and one iOS app for Lemmy. Normally, you can participate in a kbin community using Lemmy, but kbin.social seems to be experiencing a DDoS right now and the countermeasures it’s using are causing problems with federation.

              I’m curious as to why you require a native app. It’s obvious when the site isn’t mobile-optimized, as was the case with Reddit when third-party apps first showed up, but that doesn’t seem to be true for Lemmy or kbin.

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                Valid question. I think it’s just a usability thing. Easier to hit an icon on my phone to open an app rather than launch the browser, find bookmark, etc. It may seem trivial, but it makes a difference when you’re in a hurry.

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                  Don’t know how you do it in Android, but in iOS you can tap share and then add to home screen to, well, add a website to your home screen.

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                    1 year ago

                    Android also supports this.

                    In Chrome, Firefox and close relatives thereof, it’s Menu -> Add to Home Screen.