*banned 4 MarkDown love* @design_RG@qoto.org

@globcoco

I would use it, once the promised Windows version arrives (no time frame promised, so uncertain).

The Linux one should do for you though! Tried it yet ?

Reminder -- remove pesky Long Post CW's

@freemo @zleap

@globcoco

The main reason for installing a personal instance in my case is that I can do all the work needed for new page creation or maintenance -- anywhere, while not needing a live internet connection. (it will hurt on image hosting uploads, for new pages, but other than that, it works fine offline.)

The speed of edits and reloads is delightful -- no lag at all, since it's a local process.

And this does not require much power, space, ram or anything much. I installed it on Windows and there's dismal documentation for it.

Requirements include a MySQL install, which is free but not a user friendly software to install and manage.

But I haven't touched it in 7 months, since first installing it.

Any basic computer, laptop or desktop could do. It could also be located in another system in your home network, and accessible by internal IP address. Mine is local, running at https://127.0.0.1:8080/

You are welcome for the ref -- absolutely great novels, recommended.

#rgxJournal

snapshot of the minimized Write.freely service -- I normally don't even look at it. ----v
@freemo @zleap

@Sphinx I once took my Trial motorcycle to a trial on a trail.

Makes sense? 😺

It should, as those are individual words and meanings, but all legitimate. English has that sometimes.

@zleap I do the same -- a Keyword inserted on a post will trigger it if present.

And voilá, done. Very useful and enjoyable.

For Qoto users, Moa Bridge is the option to use. See Blog, or https://moa.party/

@globcoco

re: "World Made by Hand"

Quick reference, my own post : https://qoto.org/@design_RG/104246079388968121

@globcoco

More or less, let me clarify:

- I have installed a Write.freely instance in one of the systems here in the house, yes.
- There is NO cost for that other than your time to learn how to do it.
- My personal instance is NOT federated, although it could be if desired; it's one of the options in admin panel.

Why not publish directly from here?

- I could, and actually have spare full blown Servers on hand, Rackmounted Dell Powerservers.
- but that takes time, electricity, and they are production machines. Loud and not so nice to stay around. 😛
- it also bring bi security implications, because now you could become a target to the scum around the dark corners of the Net.

So it would need to be more than a Hobby reason. I think these systems might someday have use, if we have some kind of breakdown, I could become part of a local Library -- all kinds of content in the Net would vanish, and only local resources would be available.

I do read a lot of sci-fi, and Dystopic scenarios are possible.

I am thinking specifically of the "World Made by Hand" series of novels by James Howard Kunstler. His home and the novel's location is not too far from me -- I have travelled there by bicycle touring. 😺

#rgxJournal
@freemo @zleap

@iankenway Did they actually build that?

What is it?

I think the Kubrick reference will fly over many heads. 😜

@zleap There are good uses for Twitter -- both as a source of info to import here and for exporting from here to there.

I have a Blog post with info on crossposting : https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/crossposting-and-surprises-happened

@globcoco

>> I certainly think there could be a niche in there!!!

Mostly it can be easy for active Git users.

For most people, I imagine a focused Blog platform is easier and faster to become proficient at.

I run my personal Write.Freely instance right here, in this very laptop I am writing at. All my pages are developed in-house, and then copy/pasted into TeDomum when ready.

And that is all done in Windows 10, which is a platform that works really well for me.

Productivity superceeds technical merits, Unix is better but Windows does it for me. Being a long time user, sys admin and Tech person, mine are well maintained and fast.

@freemo @zleap @linuxine

@zleap

Depending on a single lead user to maintain and develop a system has those risks. I was for years an active member at a documentaries forum, whose leader passed away.

Happily, a good team had been assembled by then, and kept the boat going -- and made it much better than under the founder's management, actually.

It has been many years since, and they are still very active and well known. The content is superb, great educational value, and the system exists for over 15 years now.

@freemo @globcoco @linuxine

@freemo

It comes from Git being a place you are used to; for me it's an Alien space, still. For most newer users as well.

Not really made for new blogger's use, although it might work. A niche solution perhaps.

@zleap @globcoco @linuxine

@zleap

Similarly to my attempt at using Git for blog hosting; baffled me, I gave up and am happily productive on Write.Freely instead.

Still have no idea, but if someone did put together a well made guide - it could be useful.

@globcoco @freemo @linuxine

@globcoco

If you are a Writer, your primary focus should be on that; on paper, on web, on ebook, but Content Production supercedes time learning publishing platforms.

We can help each other -- Ange's WF manual, the awesome MarkDown tutorial, an upcoming tool kit post for myself.

These can shorten the learning path to productive postign for new people, and we can see more people getting into it.

The number of accounts in WF instances is surprisingly low, considering how good the platform is, that it's free and easily accessed.

Time to change that!

@zleap @freemo

@globcoco

I haven't seen that. Earlier Freemo mentioned Git as being a possible base for a Blog, but I foudn that non-trivial, and time consuming.

For a newer user, not a productive path, as there are excellent hosts for Write.Freely which is a superb blog platform.

so I gave up on the idea, after briefly exploring it. We need to focus on getting simple tools that work, testing and learning them a bit, then hone some more.

With our own content production, which is the ultimate goal and reason for getting all these tools.

I absolutely love my Blogging work, it's a pleasure.

@freemo @zleap
@linuxine

@zleap @freemo @globcoco Banding together and using all the tools we can find and hone, we can be a powerful alternative to these companies.

And the more there is, the more it will grow.

@globcoco You are most welcome.

@globcoco @freemo @zleap

Trés facile!

@freemo @zleap @globcoco

The Discourse people are being clearly greedy -- and making hundreds of thousands a month from the companies paying their fees.

That in itself is not the problem, it's fair if they get an income stream to support their running costs and previous development lean years.

But to actively obscure any simpler ways to use the open sourced product they offer? That is the bad point.

The Write.as company also seems to have had some tugs with open source people in the past; I didn't read much about it, but I know Ellen mentioned it and wasn't impressed.

Plume is an alternative to WF, but I don't like it as much. Uglier and with less features I need and use.

@freemo @globcoco @zleap

Les "CW's... "Long Post"...

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@freemo @globcoco @zleap

Awesome discussion so far.

But Please -- can we turn off the "Long Post" Content Warning? It's put into a reply atuomatically by Pinafore (probably mine are frequently labelled by Pina as LP, correctly).

But it's not needed and a little distracting. So, off we turn it? TY...