Via this Lemmy post I just bumped into this: An Open Letter Calling for the Resignation of Eugen Rochko (Gargron) from Mastodon Development Posting here because the broader discussion on the topic is very relevant to this community, and in hopes we can - in a very constructive way - find ways to improve on some of the pain points that are brought up, and possible others that are as yet unnamed. Note that I do not endorse the open letter, but I’ll keep my opinion and thoughts for later (might wr...
  • tralalaaaaa
    8·
    3 years ago

    I use Mastodon and chose an instance that is small and aligned with my interests. As such the local timeline is very useful, so I would not want to lose visibility on it. However, I use the mobile web and I still don’t see any point using an app to access Mastodon (the same goes for Lemmy). This new iphone App drama about a design choice does not make sense. Asking for resignation because you don’t like some design choice? Seems a bit extreme when that app does not have to be used at all. There are many other apps to choose from, using your favorite browser works too.

    • smallcirclesOPM
      3·
      3 years ago

      Yes, I favor web interfaces too, instead of apps (that often come with all kinds of crap and trackers in it). For Mastodon however, I use FediLab installed from F-Droid.