Michel Stuyts @michelstuyts@fosstodon.org

MapComplete has now a mastodon-account too: @MapComplete

With the success of #PinJePunt campaign that created a massive add of notes, #OpenStreetMap Belgium organizes a #mapathon to resolve notes on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 evening: https://www.meetup.com/OpenStreetMap-Belgium/events/282711587/.

LWN is now on Mastodon https://lwn.net/Articles/895898/ #LWN

As the tooltip points out, it's because #OpenStreetMap is powering Apple Maps (in lots, but not all, places), and #OSM is actually pretty good.

Come join us, and help make a map of the world for everyone. https://www.openstreetmap.org/about

RT @xkcdComic@twitter.com

Maps https://xkcd.com/2617/ https://m.xkcd.com/2617/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/xkcdComic/status/1523844870736990209

#JoinTheFediverseGreta

Let's get Greta Thunberg to join the #Fediverse.

Here is what you can do:
* boost this post
* post your own post with the hashtag, here and on other social media platforms
* ask Greta to join https://climatejustice.social or https://forfuture.social
* retweet this post on the birdsite: https://twitter.com/JoinFediverse/status/1520378181596942344
* Let's make JoinTheFediverseGreta trend.

Please boost this post if you would like the EFF to join the fediverse.

In a survey the EFF sent me, I suggested they create an account on the fediverse, so they can reach more supporters and support innovative free software that promotes interoperability among platforms, something they've advocated for in the past, too.

If you can boost this post, maybe I'll be able to show them that there are quite a few users who would like them here!

The EFF is the infamous nonprofit organisation that fights for privacy, government transparency, and digital freedom. Their fight is very important, and the EFF is very special to me. https://www.eff.org/about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Frontier_Foundation

You can see some of their work here https://www.eff.org/work

In the meantime, you can follow @eff, which is an unofficial mirror of their Twitter.

As one of the main Mastodon developers, I can't promise you that Mastodon will be a complete and exact Twitter replacement for you, but it may fit your use-cases, at least it does for me.

Just keep in mind that it is not exactly the same thing, some core design decisions are different (there isn't an unique centrally-governed website, but many interconnected servers operated by different individuals and organizations) and thus the tradeoffs can be different as well.

While I personally don't think Mastodon should aim at being an exact replacement to Twitter, I do hope Mastodon can be useful to more people wanting an alternative to Twitter! And I know there are lots of room for improvement, on things we do know, and on things we don't.

Also keep in mind that Mastodon is developed by only two core developers payed through a non-profit funded through sponsorship, grants and donations, so please be patient!