Sly Gryphon @sgryphon@qoto.org

@woozle @cheetah_spottycat @NexCarter public timeline for qoto is here : https://qoto.org/public

Wow, it's like a bunch of lemmings @pawelpabich, @jstangroome, @rbanks54
At least @adrian was a few months ahead of the crowd (and @damianm has been here longer than I have)
I just want to know how @tatham has 140 posts and 216 followers in just 30 days!

#Thread and #Matter are almost here; my #SmartHome Google Nest Hub Max is broadcasting a Thread mesh network, and I have an #Eve smart plug ready to update the firmware on Dec 12. In the meanwhile, my latest blog post on #SmartBuildings and setting up a test #OpenThread border router is up: https://purple.telstra.com/blog/running-an-openthread-border-router

@georgetakei the Mastodon app has been banned in the past because it lets you connect to servers that don't have rules; but by that logic, email allows you so send/receive bad emails, and browsers allow you to visit bad sites.

List of #IPv6 services in Azure (from May this year): https://msandbu.org/ipv6-support-in-microsoft-azure/

I generally use Azure virtual servers, which support dual stack, with a public IP (which supports IPv6).

@f4grx @nova@hachyderm.wtf "since the public keys are not in signed certificates" -- so that means you know it is the same person (or someone with access to the key), but have no third party attestation who that person is. (DNS is a kind of attestation, as it means "controller of this DNS record", which is what Let's Encrypt is based on).

So, it depends on what you are trying to authenticate? That they are the same person as last time, that they control the domain "northpole.com", or that they really are Santa Claus?

@ssfckdt remember #libertarians are #notonyourside - they conflict with both the #left and #right - but they also align on many things, e.g. happy for decentralisation to include #socialist mutuals (but also allow the other side). However history has many socialist experiments ending in central control, i.e. not content with their own mutual, they want to force/shut down others (hint: it doesn't work, they go underground).

I just find it weird that Musk wants to make Twitter open source and connected, and that made people jump ship to the fediverse (which is open source and connected). I think the acceleration is a good thing, just strange.

@nova@hachyderm.wtf unless there is significant cost, keep it separate for troubleshooting/understanding federation. You should still be able to follow/see everything you want.

@tatzelbrumm @freemo @berkes @rbe_expert @Gargron @trinsec @khird Wars have been started over less!

@freemo First of all, thanks for all your hard work running qoto.

Second, I know it really sucks; it annoys me that qoto.org is on the ban list of some tabletop gaming servers, for no reason listed (other than they copied it from elsewhere).

But you've got to learn to only worry about the things you can control, otherwise you'll just drive yourself into depression.

So what if this Rochko guy is being an arse. People are free to do what they want. I know they are giving in to someone's agenda, but maybe from their point of view they are just afraid (of reputation). Qoto will survive, despite.

And I'm not sure if succumbing to Godwin's law is helpful. I doubt the intention is to support them; the motivation is more likely fear ... maybe a more accurate headline "Rochko succumbs to demands out of fear" ? (rather than support)

I mean if someone points a gun at me in the street and demands my wallet, if I give it to them it doesn't mean I support theft. (Even if it turns out to be a fake gun).

@vees I don't think it is a big issue; in 2 years IPv6 will be > 50%, and then IPv4 in the minority. Like early on a lot of things did not work for IPv6, from now on I think we will increasingly see things not working with IPv4.

@amandapalmer using federated (like email, or the telephone system) and open source software (free, supported by patronage, like modern music) is a good move.

Just make sure you understand and agree with the rules for the server you are on (each is different, but it's not too hard to move).

Funny thing is, it seems like Musk wants to make Twitter open source and maybe better interconnected, e.g. put the power back into individual hands on who they ban (rather than being dictated from the top), although the reaction is certainly accelerating that.

@freemo @cr well, qoto doesn't have IPv6 at all. Normal DNS has only an A record for qoto.org (no AAAA).

However, I use DNS64, so get back a synthetic NAT64 AAAA address (starting with 64:...). A "not proper" IPv6 address.

To add IPv6 you either need a hoster that provides it, or put a CDN in front (although as has been pointed out to me that means you need to also trust your CDN as well as your hoster, e.g. for HTTPS security).

@vees even if you server is #ipv6 , it is relatively easy to add a CDN like cloudflare in front of it, and reverse-proxy both IPv4 and IPv6. That's what I do with my IPv6 only server, e.g. gryphontechnology.com

That is if you still want to interoperate with the 60% of the internet that is still IPv4.