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Mozilla.social mastodon waitlist
- omoikane 3y agoLooks like it's not holding up: ERROR: MastoHttpRateLimitError: Too many requests
- this_user 3y agoGreat, another random Mozilla project that will be dead within 18 months. Meanwhile, Firefox Mobile is still half broken.
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- kiwih 3y agoWhat's broken about Firefox mobile? I use the browser exclusively on my android phone (it's even set as the default webview); I don't think I have any notable pain points.
- mey 3y agoWill mostly second this, only issue I seem to have is YouTube, everything else works pretty damn well.
- goneri 3y agoThe tab freeze frequently and you need to kill the application.
- BHSPitMonkey 3y agoI can't think of any times this has happened to me, at least in the last few years. (Using a Pixel 6, with hundreds of open tabs I have a habit of forgetting to close.)
- prophesi 3y agoGiven Android's ecosystem, this is likely a device specific problem and is why I dislike developing for Android but love running Android myself.
- kiwih 3y agoSeconding the other comments here, I don't think I've ever had a tab freeze on my phone (OnePlus 7). Might be a device problem?
- xigoi 3y agoIt still doesn't support most plugins, even though they promised to add them.
- Vinnl 3y agoThere's a timeline for that now: > In August we encouraged developers to start preparing their desktop extensions for Firefox Android open availability on addons.mozilla.org (AMO). The project is progressing well and we’re on track to launch the open mobile ecosystem on AMO in December. https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2023/09/27/test-firefox-android-extensions-and-help-developers-prepare-for-an-open-mobile-ecosystem-in-december/ https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2023/09/27/test-firefox-andr...
- drannex 3y agoYou can enable that option fairly simple, I've been using nearly all of my desktop extensions since 2020 on mobile.
- xigoi 3y agoMore simple than the known method of creating a list with the extensions you want and adding them to the list, then installing them, which is hacky and annoying?
- toofy 3y agofirefox is my main browser on mobile.. am i missing something?
- bagels 3y agoIt's mostly Japanese for me. I don't find this content relevant since I can't understand it.
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- mogoh 3y agoAs on every mastodon instance you can filter by language if you have an account.
- mvdtnz 3y agoBut you can't get an account here, you can only join a waitlist. So what good is this for anyone?
- capableweb 3y agoA Mastodon host run by a organization that (mostly) fights for privacy and against the browser monopoly. Right now, it seems they're doing invite only so they can moderately control the load and keep track so everything keeps running.
- moelf 3y agoI didn't get invite code beforehand I just signed in my Firefox account and it allowed me to register, maybe the sign up page message needs to be updated
- Aeolun 3y agoUnfortunately not. After signing in with my FF account the only thing is see is ‘use an invite code’ or ‘join the waitlist’.
- bagels 3y agoAn opportunity for better user experiences, to not require users to learn and do so much.
- raytopia 3y agoThat's cool. I can see why they're doing given the foundations goals. https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/ https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/
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- mvdtnz 3y agoI scrolled through multiple pages of posts and saw one in the English language.
- strangesmells02 3y ago[dead]
- sigmar 3y agoThere are lots of non-english speakers in the world. The platform supports language filtering natively, so if you login you can chose to only see English posts
- mvdtnz 3y agoI can't login, no invite code. My browser indicates my preferred language whether I'm logged in or not.
- lnxg33k1 3y agomvdtnz, meet the world. World, meet mvdtnz
- jedberg 3y agoIf anyone has an invite code and is willing to share, please email me (in my profile). Thanks!
- monetus 3y agoThe translate widget isn't working, on my mobile browser. As a product, it is definitely redundant and seems a bit late to the game, but I guess it won't hurt? ... who knows what'll happen.
- jordigh 3y agoSo this is a Mastodon instance with some modifications such as tying registration to a Firefox account. Full list of changes here: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/compare/main...MozillaSocial:mastodon:main https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/compare/main...MozillaS...
- tedunangst 3y agoThe wonderful github UI links to all those commits as if they are within the mastodon project (and then prints a warning that they are not), which breaks all the issue numbers.
- yipbub 3y agoThat's because that's the preview page to creating a pull request between those forks. It's a handy way to get a diff, but intended for something else.
- clnq 3y agoOnce you sign in/up, you’ll also need to join a waitlist or input your invite, as it’s invite-only. Quite disappointing, especially when this content should already be accessible through Mastodon. Am I supposed to join a waitlist for this specific instance? Feels like too much of a hassle for almost no reward.
- elashri 3y agoThat's by design. you can access content on any federated mastodon (and others) instance even if you have an account on another instance. You don't have to be on instance to communicate with their users unless they ban you or your instance or if they aren't federated.
- nightpool 3y ago"Mozilla.social is currently available to a closed beta group as we experiment, gain input from participants, learn, and improve the experience. Eventually we hope to build a safe, well-organized space within Mastodon that is open to all audiences."
- barlog 3y agoI seem to be moving further away from the passwordless world with each new account created.
- throwawysn38 3y agoConsidering it's just a Mastodon instance, why would you use this and not the other hundreds of instance (or your own)?
- remram 3y agoMozilla is a bit less random than most Mastodon admins, giving you more assurance about the quality of the service and its life expectancy.
- sdk- 3y ago+1 for the trust factor. However, it's totally fine to use another instance. That's the beauty of the fediverse, you can use whatever provider you want or even spin your own.
- toofy 3y agoi’m not sure i understand the question. why not? are we so far gone that having a choice between multiple servers seems like a foreign concept?
- throwawysn38 3y agoThe irony is they your comment is the one so far off that the concept of comparing options is foreign to you.
- jancsika 3y agoTrust: I already have to trust Mozilla to design, write, and maintain a minimally safe browser written in a memory unsafe language that also properly supports Ublock Origin just so the web doesn't appear like a bunch of blinking Las Vegas signs. If they can do that, they can probably also maintain an instance of a social network written in a memory safe language (and probably hack on it, too). Bus factor: they have more employees than can fit into a single bus Communication: whether its web docs or an article about some clever Firefox internal, Mozilla's communication is typically clear and fun to read. If something goes wonky on their instance, or even if some part of the Mastodon is wonky enough that it messes with the UX of their instance, their write-up will almost certainly explain things in clear language, even for a neophyte. Laziness: what would you rate as the easiest and most obvious choice of instance for an American who knows nothing about Mastodon? Let's set up a time to discuss this over tea. In the meantime I'll go on the waiting list for Mozilla's instance and probably nothing bad will happen as a result.
- andrewstuart 3y agoWhy would this Mastodon succeed when all the others have failed? And before you jump on with definition of "failed", I mean "failed to be the savior that replaced Twitter when Twitter went into full revolt this year". Mastodon had its big chance at that point and failed to be the new Twitter. Meta/facebook Threads also failed, Bluesky also failed. Disrupting Twitter is either impossible or the formula has not yet been found.
- badsectoracula 3y agoThe Mastodon instance i'm on, mastodon.gamedev.place, works perfectly fine and has interesting content. Perhaps specialized instances (this is for game development) are more useful than grabbag instances (though of course due to how Mastodon works you can "follow" people from any other instance).
- ok123456 3y agoMastodon has all the fundamental problems of email. It's actually worse because personal grievance can get you blacklisted by the cabal of major instances, instead of actual spam.
- init2null 3y agoThe big instances don't care about the blocklist fascists. Mastodon.art consumes far more air than their users and those of their allies should receive. That being said, there are truly horrible servers that get almost universally banned. Many have borderline-illegal content and the rest have toxic content and users. The large servers have maintained a block policy resembling old Twitter. Unless we want a festering swamp of toxicity, that seems like a fair compromise. Anyone desperate for Gab can join Gab.
- ok123456 3y ago>rest have toxic content and users. The large servers have maintained a block policy resembling old Twitter. Unless we want a festering swamp of toxicity, that seems like a fair compromise. Anyone desperate for Gab can join Gab. This is why Mastodon is doomed. Instead of being a common carrier, it seeks to make a network free of 'toxicity'---whatever that means. Anything that crosses over into regulating perfectly legal speech will draw the exact people who shouldn't be regulating perfectly legal speech.
- mastazi 3y agoOne suggestion would be to add a "Follow" button for people who have an account on another Mastodon instance. This is a fairly common feature. I know I can copy-paste @username@mozilla.social in my instance's search box but I prefer the button, when it's available.
- sp332 3y agoWhat's an instance that has that?
- mastazi 3y agomastodon.social, sciences.social, mastodon.cloud, mstdn.social, hachyderm.io, mastodon.online, infosec.exchange... Most instances I know of, have this.
- sp332 3y agoI had already checked a couple of those and I don't see it. Where is it?
- scq 3y agoGo to a user's profile page, it is just under the header image. E.g. https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon
- sp332 3y agoOh! I was already logged in on the instances that I checked, and that apparently disables this feature and only lets you follow with the account you have logged in. Thanks!
- nologic01 3y agois there a roadmap of how exactly (or at least roughly) mozilla plans to embrace fediverse technologies?
- astiela 3y agoMozilla has contributed a bunch to mastodon and activitypub
- maxlin 3y agoSuch a silly thing to use this or the other weird instanced services. I go to that and half is in Chinese? Just use Twitter for the "one" platform instead of intentionally locking yourself to a bubble. Twitter hasn't gone anywhere.
- WendyTheWillow 3y ago…Twitter literally does not exist anymore.
- skybrian 3y agoDo you mean the name change? The domain name hasn't changed, so in some sense it's the same as it always was.
- RIMR 3y agoIs that your standard? So long as they own the same domain name, you won't notice any change of ownership, rebranding, or degradation of service? I guess MySpace and Digg are just as healthy as they've always been. Domain names are the same, so no need for nuance about anything else.
- skybrian 3y agoI think Twitter has changed quite a bit. I don't think you have to use the new name. We can talk about "old Twitter" or say "Twitter used to be better."
- kalleboo 3y ago> The domain name hasn't changed I don't use the site myself so I don't know what redirects are in place, but most links people send me are now x.com rather than twitter.com
- bigstrat2003 3y agoNah, screw that. I refuse to acknowledge idiotic rebranding nonsense. It's still Twitter as far as I'm concerned (ditto for Facebook, Comcast, etc).
- gkoberger 3y agoI saw a talk in 2009ish by John Lilly, the CEO at the time. Someone asked him a snarky question about Chrome, and I loved his reply. He said this was the world Mozilla was fighting for; where people had their choice of standards-compliant browsers. Mozilla did something amazing... it took a problem the average person didn't care about or understand (an open, accessible web) and paired it with phenomenal usability. That's their zone of genius. I really wish Mozilla would do the same thing for privacy, data and user identity. Right now, Firefox is the only competitive browser not owned by a gigantic corporation. I really wish they'd spearhead a safe way to bring identity to the browser level, with a focus on keeping people safe and private. They sorta tried with Persona, but it never went anywhere. Password managers are almost impossible to use for the average person, and Mozilla is in a unique position where they aren't a b̵i̵l̵l̵i̵o̵n̵ trillion dollar company (or having to raise VC money to build it). They could charge for a (headless?) email server that focuses on privacy, and pair it with an open standard for authenticating in the browser based on (any) email. We could get one-click logins across the web. People still trust Mozilla (despite them doing their best to squander their reputation with releases like this). They could genuinely fix one of the largest problems on the open web, because they're one of the few companies without a prohibitive conflict of interest in the space. Or do something else! I don't really care. But the world definitely doesn't need another Mastodon instance with the Mozilla logo, any more than it needed a cheap phone with the Mozilla logo or an IoT platform with the Mozilla logo.
- wmf 3y agoIt would be amazing if Mozilla picked up Sandstorm and ran with it.
- Nition 3y ago> They could charge for a (headless?) email server that focuses on privacy, and pair it with an open standard for authenticating in the browser based on (any) email. They even have an email client already (Thunderbird).
- gkoberger 3y agoSorta! It's no longer a Mozilla Corporation product, although it's still owned by the Mozilla Foundation (it spun off as MZLA). But that being said, yes, I agree! (Thunderbird isn't great, though, and there's no iPhone version. I'd much rather be able to, for example, use Superhuman or Spark or something. Right now, I give Google all my data, and don't even use the GMail interface.) Source: https://blog.thunderbird.net/2020/01/thunderbirds-new-home/ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2020/01/thunderbirds-new-home/
- ChrisArchitect 3y agoSo this isn't just for Mozilla staff and company profiles? They're going to run fediverse accounts for everyone with a Firefox account? Hmm
- ericjmorey 3y agoI'd be more interested in the former.
- Wxc2jjJmST9XWWL 3y agoI wonder if mozilla isn't already spread too thin... given some outdated documentation I regularly stumble upon, and my bad experience with their vpn offering. One issue w/ their vpn was stability and speed (not extremely bad, but better now on a different provider), but the main crux was that they officially supported Ubuntu but would only support a new Ubuntu release many weeks after release date. So you were left without vpn (think they don't support plain wireguard/openvpn from CLI, you're stuck with a client not available for your officially supported OS...) or had to hack around to install the old version... An E-Mail I sent to support asking about this was ignored, I never received a response (as a paying customer, mind you). Cancelled my vpn account then and there. Getting into the issue of running and moderating social media? Seems like the last thing I'd like to get into, when my goal is to write software and get stuff done. Especially with how toxically PC and about x-rights here/there/everywhere and "pseudo tolerant" parts of the software ecosystem have become (and those will be the ones most active on such platforms)... Work on browser fingerprinting prevention, or on your browser engine, or consider maintaining an easy to install privacy respecting de-googled android fork... (bit out there already, still better than running a social media server...), bring more add-ons to firefox mobile, port more tor browser technologies to mainline firefox to be togabble in the settings...
- fabrice_d 3y ago> think they don't support plain wireguard/openvpn from CLI, you're stuck with a client not available for your officially supported OS... This is possible, I had good results with https://github.com/NilsIrl/MozWire https://github.com/NilsIrl/MozWire
- Wxc2jjJmST9XWWL 3y agoThanks for sharing as it might be helpful to people struggling w/ the same problem. But obviously my point is that if I'm officially stuck to your client, maybe give me a working version when Ubuntu is updated, instead of me getting warnings about "no matching release candidate" (or whatever the exact wording) and me being vpn-less for weeks. If I pay I shouldn't have to rely on hacky stuff to just use your service. Also maybe react to an E-Mail I send to support? Also I personally am not using mozilla vpn anymore, but as said: maybe someone else can profit from your link.
- Anya200 3y ago[dead]
- smy20011 3y agoThe UI looks like ELK (https://github.com/elk-zone/elk/ https://github.com/elk-zone/elk/)
- sdk- 3y agoIt is a fork of Elk.
- romusha 3y agoPeople still use X formerly twitter?
- beanjuiceII 3y agopeople left ? other than a small loud minority
- lepus 3y agoThe majority of furries have abandoned it for other sites, if you believe in such a leading tech indicator
- yborg 3y agoVivaldi.social has been live for almost a year already and is quite healthy. It also is integrated with Vivaldi's authenticated and has integration within the Vivaldi browser.