Fork it! It's time for a Mastodon hard fork

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A Mastodon hard fork that focuses on safety, community, accessibility, and working well with others has a great opportunity to improve safety in the fediverse, the dynamics of the Mastodon ecosystem, and fediverse software development in general. #ForkIt!

Potentially interested in getting involved? See the polls in the replies!

Contents

Part 1

• A missing fork in the landscape
• Okay, but why a hard fork?
• There's a big elephant in the federated room (and I don't mean Mastodon)
• An opportunity for broad participation and a cultural reset

Part 2

• Safety is an especially good area to focus on
• There are also a lot of other areas for improvement

Part 3

• It's not as easy as it sounds ...
• But it's not like it defies the laws of physics!
• What about funding?
• Make sure most of the funding goes to Black, Indigenous, Muslim, trans, queer, and disabled people

Part 4

• It's not an either-or situation
• A lot of open questions - and a lot of potential upside
• Stay tuned!

There's a lot to discuss here, so this is a looong post. If there are some sections that interest you more than others feel free to skip around.

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Fork it! It's time for a Mastodon hard fork (UPDATED)

An opportunity to improve safety, the Mastodon ecosystem, and fediverse software development

^{Jon (The Nexus Of Privacy)}