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On a related thread (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33562163 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33562163) there was some discussion about the fork-centr
by mdaniel 4y ago
On a related thread (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33562163 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33562163) there was some discussion about the fork-centric model of Mastodon codebases and instances, so "will also be fixed" is one of those nuanced things: they may be fixed in https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon but how long will it take to fold those patches into the forks and update the hundreds(?) of instances out there advertising their version number on the homepage?
- ChrisMarshallNY 4y agoThat's the issue with these federated systems. I'm the original author of a [much more humble] independent, federated system, and understand this. It basically takes patience. Having an "upgrade carrot," to encourage folks to go through the upgrade (and making the upgrade seamless) is helpful.