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 and this is a brainstorming area where we can think them over. I hope 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.
Also: Note that I do not endorse the open letter.
This happened a couple years ago with #trending, and my response is the same. The whole point of the GPL, is that you don’t have to agree on everything to cooperate. Fork the code, spin up your own instance, and thank the BDFL for building the majority of your platform.
I agree. But that reaction is mostly from a tech perspective. I think the outrage here comes from non-technical fedizens that don’t have the option create a fork all that easily. But at least all the recent discussion has led people to think of creating a community-driven Mastodon fork.
Yeah, non-technical ppls reaction should be, “who wants to make a fork with me?”