What does "the Fediverse" mean?
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@evan I'd also call it culture of networking, independent, flexible, dynamic, diverse and creative
@evan The Fediverse is a network built and occupied by a group of people who share some principles and aspects of culture.ciples
The first 3 create the 4th.
It depends on context. A generic category word, similar to web and internet, when referring to the technology side. An online social networking environment for people when referring to the socio-cultural side.
@smallcircles that's interesting!
@smallcircles that's interesting!
@evan I've always thought it meant either a light-hearted poem, or a poem about birds.
Fedi-verse, literally "feather-poem."
@evan All of the above
@GoblinKing_f not an option. Life is about making hard choices!
@evan I said principles, because in my mind the network/protocols were built with those principles/goals in mind. The group of people/culture identify with those principles, so it seems to me like the principles are the thing that exist furthest "upstream".
@Forbo thank you so much for taking the question seriously and thinking it through. It means a lot to me!
@evan that's a trick question of course...
At least it should have checkboxes instead of radio buttons.
those three other options imply my brother (and other conservatives who would never troll anybody) would never be allowed on a server that is widely federated here.
EDIT: I guess I'm assuming the people, principles and culture you're talking about based on my experience here for a number of years.
@wjmaggos @evan one could perhaps say that it's a culture only so far as the cultural elements held in common (a culture of individuals or small orgs running their own servers and deciding how they integrate with each other), but 1. Gargron has been working against that as stated since Mastodon came into being and orgs like IFTAS are also working against it and 2. orgs like the European Commission are now on here.
This is single choice for a reason. Yes, it's hard to choose.
@evan reposted with alt-poll
*runs*
@evan 'All of the above' could be a single choice. But fine. I'll pick one. :)
@shawnhooper you should make that poll, then. Let me know when you do; I'll boost it!
