Among the fediverse there are microblogs (your Mastodons, Misskeys(+forks), etc.
Then there are the long form peeps. We managed to all find each other at FOSDEM 2025.
Pictured is @matt@writing.exchange (Write freely), @pfefferle@mastodon.social (WordPress), and yours truly (NodeBB). We also had some good conversations with @johnonolan@mastodon.xyz (Ghost), but I wasn’t quick enough with my camera 😩
Let’s move the state of long-form text on the open social web, forward!
@julian @matt @pfefferle I heard @johnonolan is related to Sonic The Hedgehog, he’s fast (… at shipping great code and designs). Big fan of all y’all long form peeps are bringing to the Fediverse!
@julian @matt @pfefferle THE LONGFORMERS
@johnonolan @julian @matt @pfefferle more than meets the eye
@julian So the Ghost person was “too fast for the camera” huh? eminently sus.
@julian @matt @pfefferle @johnonolan I cannot read all the comments of this post… Could you help me with this?
@tommi@pan.rent let’s all just give up and keep pressing this button
I should also mention that we had great conversations with the Mastodon team (hi @renchap@oisaur.com and @dave@upp2.com!), and their commitments to working towards better support for long-form text is evident.
Good vibes all around.
Lastly, there are so many others in the long-form text space who were not at FOSDEM, but are open and willing to work together!
@rimu@mastodon.nzoss.nz (PieFed), @scott@authorship.studio (Hubzilla), Mike MacGirvin (whose handle I forget at the moment) and so many more.
Just because you weren’t here does not mean you were forgotten. Your software was mentioned and discussed too!
@julian Thanks for the mention. I wish I could have attended.
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