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just throwing out there that ActivityPub has been given Recommendation status at the W3C (what is a recommendation? https://www.w3.org/standards/ https://www.w3

by riffic 3y ago

just throwing out there that ActivityPub has been given Recommendation status at the W3C (what is a recommendation? https://www.w3.org/standards/ https://www.w3.org/standards/) ATProto is a NIH reinvention of the wheel by a "public benefit LLC" of unclear ownership* that has demonstrated time and again its unwillingness to take a seat at the table within a group like the W3C or the IETF in protocol development. What is ActivityPub, you may ask? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActivityPub https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActivityPub * EDIT: I completely missed there was Bluesky $8M seed round in July, lol. It's now a public benefit C Corp whatever that means. https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/05/bluesky-announces-its-8m-seed-round-first-paid-service-custom-domains/ https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/05/bluesky-announces-its-8m-s...

paxys 3y ago
"Public benefit" is simply a marketing term when applied to a private for-profit corporation. It operates like any other company, with an extra line in its mission statement that it will operate for the public good. What does that mean? Nothing. Who enforces it? No one.
pfraze 3y ago
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- riffic 3y ago
  a belated congrats on the fundraising round.
- mplewis 3y ago
  Is this really the best way for you to represent your company?
  - verdverm 3y ago
    I think it's going to be the people leading the next social media company that will make it succeed. From what I've seen on HN & Twitter from the Bluesky team, it does not inspire any confidence that they would be any better than what we have today. maybe @dang should get some YC funding to start something inspired by HN...?
- KnightHawk3 3y ago
  not really how i would post on articles about my work
- edoceo 3y ago
  Bruv. Snark is not cool here and you're in the big-chair. Get good.
its-summertime 3y ago
Jeremie and Bryan, at least, have interacted (and at least Jeremie has drafted multiple RFCs) with the IETF. Current mailing list items specific to bluesky https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/search/?q=bluesky&qdr=y https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/search/?q=bluesky&qdr=y
- riffic 3y ago
  I am not on a first name basis with the people involved. If they're already involved in IETF processes I am sure they're familiar with the Independent Submission process for the RFC Editor (RFC 4846) https://www.rfc-editor.org/about/independent/ https://www.rfc-editor.org/about/independent/
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olah_1 3y ago
ActivityPub is fine as long as you're okay with a specific server owning your account and all your data. Many people just want that not to be the case.

by riffic 3y ago

paxys 3y ago

"Public benefit" is simply a marketing term when applied to a private for-profit corporation. It operates like any other company, with an extra line in its mission statement that it will operate for the public good. What does that mean? Nothing. Who enforces it? No one.

pfraze 3y ago

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riffic 3y ago
a belated congrats on the fundraising round.
mplewis 3y ago
Is this really the best way for you to represent your company?
- verdverm 3y ago
  I think it's going to be the people leading the next social media company that will make it succeed. From what I've seen on HN & Twitter from the Bluesky team, it does not inspire any confidence that they would be any better than what we have today. maybe @dang should get some YC funding to start something inspired by HN...?
KnightHawk3 3y ago
not really how i would post on articles about my work
edoceo 3y ago
Bruv. Snark is not cool here and you're in the big-chair. Get good.

its-summertime 3y ago

Jeremie and Bryan, at least, have interacted (and at least Jeremie has drafted multiple RFCs) with the IETF. Current mailing list items specific to bluesky https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/search/?q=bluesky&qdr=y https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/search/?q=bluesky&qdr=y

riffic 3y ago
I am not on a first name basis with the people involved. If they're already involved in IETF processes I am sure they're familiar with the Independent Submission process for the RFC Editor (RFC 4846) https://www.rfc-editor.org/about/independent/ https://www.rfc-editor.org/about/independent/

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olah_1 3y ago

ActivityPub is fine as long as you're okay with a specific server owning your account and all your data. Many people just want that not to be the case.