Post by @Strypey@fedizen.net

@deadsuperhero We've been discussing hosting options for an [official fediverse.party account](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fediparty/issues/9#issuecomment-23737785) (markdown support? WTF? Yeehaa! Anyway ...) and we'd settled on using a Friendica server hosted by the same folks who host nzoss.mastodon.nz, the longest-running fediverse service in Aotearoa (AFAIK). But I like the idea of having it here instead. A couple of questions;

First and foremost, would you as admin be willing to host an official fediverse.party account? If you need to choose between honest and polite, go for the former ; )

What known risks might we be taking by setting up an official account during the tire-kicking stage of a new service (obviously we have to guess about unknown risks for ourselves)?
One of the benefits of using Friendica is its native support for Diaspora, Zot/Nomad, and maybe even ATProto (maybe not quite native, maybe plugins, but not relying on bridges). Is that something that Bonfire has, or has on the roadmap?

Do you have any questions for us? Feel free to ask them here or in the linked issue.

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Sean Tilley

@deadsuperhero last wk.

@Strypey Hey, happy to answer these questions!

Yes, we would absolutely be happy to host Fediverse.Party!
Overall, the server and service is stable, but you might occasionally see changes to the UI, adjustments to features, or bugs. Although Bonfire supports a limited portion of the Mastodon API, client support is pretty limited for right now. Tusky works, though.
Bonfire strictly supports ActivityPub, for better or worse. Not having compatibility with Diaspora may or may not be a deal-breaker, but Diaspora is the only platform that doesn't implement a common protocol used by almost everybody. With that said, Bonfire should work well with Bridgy Fed, so you'll at least get ATproto for free, and they might implement other protocols in the near future.

Let me know if you're still interested in this. 😁

Strypey

@Strypey 4 days ago

@deadsuperhero Awesome! IIRR when you gave me that join link you said it was for 10 accounts? I've only used it for this one so far, so can I just go ahead and use that?

As well as the official announcement and messaging account for the fediverse.party projects, I'd also like to set up an official testing account for my nascent Fortitude Testing project, which would be made available to the f.p team. Good to keep tire kicking activity separate from official comms work ; ) Happy to share those with WeDistribute and ConnectedPlaces teams too.

For me, the support for legacy fediverse protocols is a nice-to-have, not a deal-breaker. I hope Silverpill's FEP work succeeds in integrating Zot/Nomad more into the AP fediverse. You've seen my comments on the Diaspora forum I'm sure, I'm just as frustrated with their ongoing NIH as you are. I was hoping that spruiking the FEP process there would encourage some reconsideration. Just checked, tumbleweeds ...

Have you considered trying to emulate Wafrn's approach of having an ATProto PDS as a sidecar?

My suspicion is that the AP, ATProto, and Nostr networks will also join at the edges, and eventually merge, just as you posited in your classic WeDistribute article, after the AP spec was finalised, that the OStatus, Diasora and DFRN/ Zot networks would. Keeping open communication folks in he other networks was a big part of how that happened, which is why I'm curious about multi-protocol approaches for fediverse news and guides projects like outs.

But again, it's far from a deal-breaker. The AP fediverse is where I live for now and I'm very happy here 😊

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Sean Tilley

@deadsuperhero 3 days ago

@Strypey Yes, that link should be good for about 10 uses total. Keep in mind, that counter goes down every time the link is used and a member is registered. However, the registration isn't treated as "real" until you click the confirmation link via email.

Regarding ATproto, we will probably rely on Bridgy Fed for the time being, as no module has been written for Bonfire specifically. We will probably investigate something similar for Nostr, when the time is right.