@lwriemen Very fair! There are other ways to contribute, eg.: https://codeberg.org/fediverse
@serapath This sounds great, even if a bit above my head! I'm not too sure how helpful I can be here, but perhaps you might have luck reaching out to Darius again?
He's pretty active on his Mastodon server, should be fairly easy to get in touch and get some useful pointers from him directly.
Meeting minutes from the last Social Web Working Group call, which covered topics like discovery, groups, trust and safety, and more.
https://github.com/w3c/socialwg/blob/main/meetings/2026/2026-04-03-CG-WG-joint.md
Reminder that the fediverse is a "group project" and really does take a village.
Care to join in and help?
@jdp23 Are they also using Bluesky's servers for DMs, since those are stored off-protocol?
Or do non-Bluesky AppViews just don't have DMs? (Or whichever part of the stack is responsible for that.)
@jdp23 Looks a bit involved. Interesting read, though, thank you for sharing!
@jaredwhite Yes, I think that's the big question, whether the larger Atmosphere will survive Bluesky's inevitable enshittification. A year ago, I would've said, probably not.
Today, I don't know. Maybe?
Well there are the people working at Bluesky the company (doesn't seem to be my crowd either) and then there's the development community trying to make the Atmosphere independent from them.
Not super familiar with the second group, other than folks I already know from here, but I do give them some benefit of doubt.
I mean, some of them are doing some interesting stuff, and again, trying to create independence from Bluesky the company. And that's quite commendable.
Yeah, I'd prefer to see them put in the effort here, but fediverse development is arguably more challenging, and with a smaller and less diverse userbase, probably less rewarding.
@coreysnipes I do like that there is interest in implementing some of the better ideas here, things like portable identity, or at least better migration.
But we all know here there is just not enough funding for all the work that's needed.
Yes, Bluesky/Atmosphere is heavily subsidized right, but still, there is a ton of momentum and excitement around it.
There are people putting in the effort to make the ecosystem more decentralized, many don't like how much control Bluesky the company has.
And they might just very well succeed.
You can run some of the ATProto infrastructure on a Raspberry Pi as well, with some of the same trade-offs we have here, like not having the full network view.
https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/116126040489956521
Not really trying to advocate for the Atmosphere here, mind you, but there is quite a lot of momentum over there.
And there is definitely progress, even if it's slow. A bit like here.
Yes, just to add, PDS is the easy part.
Here's a better way to view the network.