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this post was submitted on 15 Jul 2023
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Thanks for the breakdown, I understood the basic structure all right, although I didn't really understand how the communities were able to see each other across instances, but thinking about it is public broadcast channels. Makes sense.
I think my brain gets it, but I have to just internalize it for a while until it makes intuitive sense to feel comfortable floating out here in the fediverse.
I appreciate the explanation, it does help me kind of pull things together from the hints I've been getting from context clues as I read posts and comments and updates here.
Yeah, it's certainly a very different concept vs other social media apps.
The coolest thing, imo, is that it's all open source software, so if you ever wanted, you could mess with it and host it yourself. The biggest benefit is that other people can review the code, so nobody is going to be able to add in malicious code like spyware, ads, trackers, etc, without someone noticing, assuming you trust the instance you're on. Many of the apps are also open source. The downside is that since it's a community driven project, unless you build it, you'll just have to wait until someone picks up whatever feature you request.
One thing to be aware of is that all the data is open, including votes, so if someone can tie your Identity to your account, they'll be able to know everything you've contributed and voted on. And if someone sets up an instance, they can have it never delete anything. That's a double edged sword, so just be careful.
If you have any questions, I'm happy to try to answer them.
Yea, I think the open source thing is what hooked me. I moved over to Linux years ago, then my office programs, then most of my programs became open source, and while open source projects have their drawbacks, I'd much rather be on an open source network or use an open source program than centralized.
I'm the same way. I've been using Linux for ~15 years, and I generally prefer open source when deciding between options. I'll make exceptions (e.g. I love Steam because of good Linux support), but most of my software is open (Blender, Firefox, etc).
I admit to a dual boot just so I can easily use windows for games. But for animation and literally everything outside of gaming on a computer, I use. Linux. Just makes more sense. Is blender specifically for 3D modeling or does it have animation capabilities as well? I've seen people make amazing things with it, but I like tinkering with 2D animation so I haven't touched blender yet.
Yeah, Blender can do animation too, they even made a short film all within Blender (Big Buck Bunny).
I don't know if it can do 2D animation though.
Oh cool, I'll go look up the bunny flick