The many branches of the Fediverse
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As more and more people are asking me about Mastodon I felt a need for a picture to point at, showcasing how the software known as Mastodon fits into the much larger concept of the Fediverse. I made this visualisation to help myself and others explain the many different use-cases
  • @ccx
    3•1 year ago

    As far as I know the XMPP-AP gateway is pretty much here already, so XMPP should move to the right and be connected with much of the networking platforms. Perhaps highlighting the specific client software (Libervia & Movim) that currently support pub/sub blogging on XMPP, as opposed to just direct and group chat the protocol started with.

    I’m also missing RSS/Atom protocols being highlighted in the diagram. While they aren’t bidirectional (or maybe because of it) they still create an immensely useful way to subscribe to content on the social web.