switching.social
#Manyverse is an Android app for the #Scuttlebutt social network:
Unlike traditional social networks, Scuttlebutt has no servers. Members store all their personal data on their own computer or phone, and connect directly to their friends' devices in order to update statuses. Scuttlebutt also works offline.
It's currently available on @fdroidorg and Google Play. (Note it's still in beta and many features are missing.)
thurloat π
@ng0 IMO scuttlebutt / #ssb fits that usecase really well. You can thread together progress updates on projects, and have people involved/commenting/interacting in each log.
If you want a dedicated URI you can host a web proxy as well for your own content and customize the formatting however you like.
Strypey
@bhaugen #SSB, like any distributed/ #P2P system, is perhaps more structurally resistant to capitalist domination than server-client systems based on publishing stuff to the web. But for many of the same reasons, it's much harder for Jo User to understand and use (and the #fediverse is already harder than #DataFarms). I mean, I haven't figured out how to install an SSB client myself yet ;-)
Strypey
@freakazoid I'm a bit sceptical of #SSB given its strong dependencies on the Nodejs and NPM ecosystem. BitMessage reference implementation is in Python which seems much more "mature" than using web technologies with huge security flaws for a non-web network.
Strypey
@freakazoid I'm a bit sceptical of #SSB given its strong dependencies on the Nodejs and NPM ecosystem. BitMessage reference implementation is in Python which seems much more "mature" than using web technologies with huge security flaws for a non-web network.
Strypey
@xj9 BTW I'm a keen tester of bleeding edge apps and I haven't tried #SSB yet, because I can't install it on a 32-bit PC without going through the valley of the shadow of death that is #NPM. If there's one thing I agree with Drew about, it's that choosing the right tools for the job matters. Like folks building #Electron apps, I think Dominic chose the wrong tools. Until that's fixed, SSB will remain a promising concept, but far from being ready for primetime. @alcinnz @Wolf480pl
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β² @xj9@social.sunshinegardens.org: starting up a new #ssb pub for #solarpunk folks specifically
dm for invite
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I completely non-ironically miss #Usenet, and wish it were still suited to be my primary online social network. Even the implementation was fundamentally better than either the #fediverse or #ssb.
The only thing I don't think was a good idea in retrospect was the global namespace of groups. (Of course, it lacked security and antispam features we'd expect today, but the worthwhile ones could pretty trivially be added.)
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β² @switchingsocial@mastodon.at: If you're interested in the off-the-grid social network Scuttlebutt, there's a good essay here about it (from a few weeks ago):
staltz.com/early-days-in-the-mβ¦
It's by @staltz , the creator of the Manyverse app for Scuttlebutt, and is nicely honest about the major difficulties of using the network, as well as suggesting possible solutions.
#ScuttleButt #SSB #Manyverse #OffTheGrid #SocialNetworks
switching.social
If you're interested in the off-the-grid social network Scuttlebutt, there's a good essay here about it (from a few weeks ago):
https://staltz.com/early-days-in-the-manyverse.html
It's by @staltz , the creator of the Manyverse app for Scuttlebutt, and is nicely honest about the major difficulties of using the network, as well as suggesting possible solutions.
switching.social
Just in case you missed it:
Manyverse, the mobile app for the off-the-grid social network Scuttlebutt, has now been released on F-droid:
https://f-droid.org/packages/se.manyver/
#ScuttleButt #SSB #Manyverse #OffTheGrid #MeshNetworks #SocialNetworks
(via @sifr )
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This looks interesting: Manyverse, and #android app for #scuttlebutt. I installed it and it's pretty polished. But I haven't figured out how to connect to any pub server. I'm still in 2 minds about #ssb personally.
https://www.manyver.se/
switching.social
The social network #ScuttleButt is unusual:
-You can view and post messages while offline. It updates when a connection is next available.
-It optionally supports #MeshNetworks, so you can connect to others without the internet.
It's still quite tricky to use, but a new app called #ManyVerse is trying to make it easier:
Currently on Android (on Play and soon F-Droid), with iOS and desktop Win/Mac/Linux on the way.
thurloat π
@sifr ah, nice just saw his post on #ssb! https://manyver.se/
Strypey
@hle @danyspin97 @TheOuterLinux cool! Are you intending to re-use any existing #P2P messaging protocols (eg #BitMessage or #SSB), or develop something from first principles?
Strypey
@bhaugen @KevinMarks @cwebber the main difference is that #IndieWeb (as I understand it) is designed around the idea of everyone having a self-hosted homepage, which implements a bunch of simple-as-possible protocols, allowing those homepages to form a social network. Obviously quite different from the assumptions behind AP (a federation of servers, each with one or more users, each with a web or native client) or #SSB (a #P2P network of native clients that may have intermittent net access)
Strypey
@bhaugen @KevinMarks @cwebber it would look like this:
https://fed.brid.gy/
The main difference is that (as I understand it) #IndieWeb is designed around the idea of everyone having a self-hosted homepage, which implements a bunch of simple-as-possible protocols, allowing those homepages to form a social network. Obviously quote different from the assumptions behind AP (a federation of servers, with one or more users) or #SSB (a #P2P network of clients that may have intermittent net access)
thurloat π
Great to see Mikey/Dinosaur kicking off and sponsoring the next gen of #rust #ssb #scuttlebutt development.
Long live the "Rusty Sunrise Choir"!
https://viewer.scuttlebot.io/%25zv56AbEcR1+XKcOF3E7J+HNoKrxsd+0MQ%2FeVPQanfb8=.sha256
thurloat π
Something about this website really clicks with me.
I stumbled across the guy on #ssb, love the idea of community technology.
Strypey
@LWFlouisa I hadn't heard of #Rumble. Seems like it's goals are similar to #Scuttlebutt / #SSB.
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