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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#ForkIt

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)}

Fork it! It's time for a Mastodon hard fork proposes a new fork of Mastodon that focuses on safety, community, accessibility, working well with others -- and takes a community-driven and inclusive approach

If a project like that goes forward, would you consider helping?

Please pick all that apply! And, if you've got suggestions for other areas, please leave them in the replies

#ForkIt

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)}

• Yes, I'm interested in being an early user and providing feedback (54%, 33 votes)
• Yes, I'd consider donating to a crowdfunding campaign (32%, 20 votes)
• Yes, I'd consider helping with development and/or design (23%, 14 votes)
• Yes, I'd consider helping with documentation (18%, 11 votes)
• Yes, I'd consider helping with accessibility (11%, 7 votes)
• Yes, I'd consider helping with translations (11%, 7 votes)
• Yes, I'd consider helping with bug triaging and prioritization (8%, 5 votes)
• Yes, I'd consider helping with project management and/or herding cats (8%, 5 votes)
• Yes, I'd consider helping in some other way (18%, 11 votes)
• Sorry, I'm not interested in helping -- or I'd like to, but already know I won't have time (37%, 23 votes)