DAdaveid·Jan 3, 2017
Here are all the OStatus specs and RFCs used: https://github.com/Gargron/mastodon/wiki/Specs-and-RFCs-used
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mastodon
A GNU Social-compatible microblogging server
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What it is
A GNU Social-compatible microblogging server
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Where it is used
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What people are saying
If you are concerned about the direction Twitter is going, I recommend checking out alternatives. There is a community-owned "Twitter", it is called the fediverse and it…
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Observed mentions: 2016-09-23 14:34:34 UTC to 2017-01-03 00:11:34 UTC. Weeks start Monday, UTC.
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | 2016-09-19 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-09-26 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | 2016-09-26 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-10-03 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | 2016-10-03 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-10-10 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | 2016-10-10 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-10-17 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 17 | 2016-10-17 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-10-24 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | 2016-10-24 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-10-31 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | 2016-10-31 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-11-07 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | 2016-11-07 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-11-14 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 14 | 2016-11-14 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-11-21 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 21 | 2016-11-21 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-11-28 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | 2016-11-28 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-12-05 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | 2016-12-05 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-12-12 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 12 | 2016-12-12 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-12-19 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | 2016-12-19 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-12-26 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26 | 2016-12-26 00:00:00 UTC | 2017-01-02 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 | 2017-01-02 00:00:00 UTC | 2017-01-09 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
What Hacker News says
2 sourcesThe GitHub page offers a better introduction IMO:
https://github.com/Gargron/mastodon
Also made me look up the original meaning of Mastodon (can see now that it's not named after the metal band):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastodon
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