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The point of bike shedding is that if you're building something complex like a nuclear reactor, the color of the bike shed doesn't matter. If you're building a
by jonas21 7y ago
The point of bike shedding is that if you're building something complex like a nuclear reactor, the color of the bike shed doesn't matter.
If you're building a social network, the name absolutely does matter -- it's probably one of the more important attributes.
- kungtotte 7y agoThe social network is called Mastodon, it's one client that's named Tootdon. There are several others to choose from if the name offends you. It's also important to realise that Twitter is a business and Mastodon is more of a communal property. It's not trying to compete with Twitter in the sense of grabbing all the users; it's offering an alternative for people who value other aspects of social media than those that Twitter wants to sell.