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Week in Fediverse 2026-04-17

Servers

- Mastodon v4.5.9
- Stegodon v1.8.4
- NodeBB v4.10.3
- Lemmy Development Update March 2026
- Fedle: A daily word game played on the Fediverse

Clients

- Fedilab v3.38.0
- Blorp v1.12.4

Tools and Plugins

- Altbot v2.6
- bookwyrm.koplugin: A read-only BookWyrm plugin for KOReader
- threadcat: Converts a Mastodon thread to Markdown

For developers

- funfedidev schemas v0.1.1
- Mastodon.py v2.2.0

Protocol

- FEP-7b29: Federated Signup Requests

Articles

- FR#159 – Sovereign Tech Agency funds Mastodon

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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019d78bb-737a-54cf-14a1-973c0a00393a

Il dessinait des ronds sur les arbres pour empêcher leur coupe : le «peintre de Fontainebleau» fait plier l’ONF au tribunal https://vert.eco/articles/il-dessinait-des-ronds-sur-les-arbres-pour-empecher-leur-coupe-le-peintre-de-fontainebleau-fait-plier-lonf-au-tribunal

« La Palestine, une histoire » : sur France 5, la grande sacrifiée de l’histoire moderne

➡️ https://l.humanite.fr/aVC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@mcc/116415973849880514

This whole thread is a good explainer for people who still wrongly think Bluesky is a resilient/user-run/federated network like Mastodon is.

The reality is that Bluesky requires infinite VC money to fully replicate, whereas Mastodon can run totally self-sufficiently on a Raspberry Pi.

So let me get this straight. Companies having replaced their human customer support staff with an AI chatbot (an insult to both their customers and employees in so many ways) can be forced to pay massively over the odds for said AI by people asking it to do things like "reverse a linked list in Python"?

I wonder what other examples could be used to do such a thing? Just so I can avoid doing it, obviously.

https://www.cio.com/article/4155404/ai-token-freeloaders-are-coming-for-your-customer-support-chatbot.html

In This Thread: Spam me your MOST favorite Enby memes and pictures. Need them for a potential new friend~

Fedilab is 9 years old. Never would have expected this longevity when Mastalab started back in 2017.
What kept me going is the Fediverse itself. No judgment, room to make mistakes, genuine tolerance. This network carries values that help people move forward, and I met great folks along the way.
Thanks to everyone who used the app, reported bugs, translated strings, or simply said hi over the years.

• Linux Mint’s next release won’t be until Christmas 2026
[OMG! Ubuntu] https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/linux-mint-next-release-christmas-2026

• FOSS Weekly #26.16: Kernel 7.0, Essential Terminal Tips, France Linux Move, N…
[It's FOSS] https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17320215/foss-weekly-26-16

• Rust 1.95 Released With Several Improvements
[Phoronix] https://www.phoronix.com/news/Rust-1.95-Released

#LogicielLibre #OpenSource #Libre

The PSF is looking for a PyPI Sustainability Engineer to join the team! This is a full time, 1-year contract (with the possibility of renewal), globally remote position. If you love #Python, care about open source, and want your work to matter at infrastructure scale–consider applying! Please boost this post and share with your colleagues and networks. #PyPI #Python

https://pythonsoftwarefoundation.applytojob.com/apply/xz5k3X31UQ/Sustainability-Engineer-PyPI
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Il Fediverso: per farla finita con i Social delle Big Tech. Una riflessione di Sergio Tringali aka @SerByron

«...perché se ne parla così poco? Perché non c’è l’hype che circonda invece ogni nuovo prodotto di Meta o Google o di qualsiasi altro BigTech Bro?
La risposta è semplice: l’hype è figlio del capitalismo.»

https://effimera.org/il-fediverso-per-farla-finita-con-i-social-delle-big-tech-di-sergio-tringali/

Se vuoi conoscere altre discussioni sul fediverso, puoi seguire il gruppo @fediverso o creare nuovi thread (semplicemente menzionandolo](https://www.informapirata.it/2023/03/27/tips-mastodon-come-usare-i-gruppi-forum-friendica-e-le-comunita-lemmy/)

Mastodon in a nutshell

New #blog post!
“Reflecting on Orphan Black, 13 years later.” It’s basically a small aside to acknowledge one of my favorite shows of all time. I also try not to give away any spoilers, so I just include the general themes of the show. I just hope that now that the show is on US streaming services, more people can watch the show, and hopefully it can get the recognition it deserves! #CloneClub

https://ginadotexe.blog/post/813984418669740032/reflecting-on-orphan-black-13-years-later