Matt Panhans @mpanhans@librem.one

@humanetech@mastodon.social Great, thanks for this info!

@pioneer I totally agree, this would be a huge game changer. I think with some sort of single sign-on, a lot of people would see a huge value-add in Fediverse.

If you haven't seen, this conference panel from last year has Christopher Lemmer Webber talking about protocols already in ActivityPub that could be used for this. Starts at (24:00):
https://archive.fosdem.org/2019/schedule/event/activitypub_panel/

In this panel, Christopher Lemmer Webber discusses ActivityPub's server-to-client and server-to-server protocols, and how they could be used to allow people to use a single account to log in to many Fediverse clients. This seems like an immensely useful feature, that could offer enough ease of use to entice people to join the Fediverse. Are there projects working on this?

Relevant discussion starts at minute 24:00:
https://archive.fosdem.org/2019/schedule/event/activitypub_panel/
#fediverse #foss #activitypub

@strypey I think your analysis is spot on. Mirowski sure is always thought-provoking to hear though. He gave a recent interview about how COVID-19 crisis was more of an opportunity than a threat for the neoliberal project. You might find it interesting if you haven't seen it: https://soundcloud.com/poltheoryother/85-never-let-a-serious-crisis-go-to-waste-w-philip-mirowski

Fascinating interview with Phil Mirowski on why COVID-19 is more of an opportunity than a threat for neoliberalism. https://soundcloud.com/poltheoryother/85-never-let-a-serious-crisis-go-to-waste-w-philip-mirowski
@lightweight might find this interesting.

I only recently learned about Digital Research and its founder Gary Kildall, but this history really makes it seem like Bill Gates ripped off CP/M to launch Microsoft. Is this right?? #foss #microsoft https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJNaAG2BXow

@sir What are some of the open source projects that people love? I actually just recently started donating to @libreoffice

@lightweight Thanks for this reply! Somehow I didn't get a notification and only see your answer a week later. This is really interesting. It really seems technology-wise, we are stuck in a bad equilibrium because of network effects in many ways. And if we could all easily switch to a new technology model, everyone would be better off and more productive.