So, as far as I understand, mastodon social implements some of the beta features that are not fully rolled out. How am I to give feedback on them? (Preferably without actually activating my super old unused github account - FYI, yes, I know how to use git but work on a local gitlab installation).
Because I'm really unhappy about the way the replies work in the browser on mobile (I need to see the whole post I reply to, not just the first few lines!)
@vicgrinberg
If you mean the server admins they list an account and a contact email here:https://mastodon.social/about
Since dev happens on github I expect that is the most direct way to highlight your complaint to devs, but I've also seen people speaking directly to some of the more famous devs on masto, like Eugen. Not sure how well that works in practice.
(my wife tends to just make a new girhub account when she forgets the details to the old one)
@tobychev thanks. Not server admins (since it's not really about a server issue?), I was mainly wondering whether there was a direct feedback line for developers that would not need a github account - I can recover mine, but it does assume that one is familiar and comfortable with that structure. Would be better if there was a different way.
@vicgrinberg
(I wondered if you meant you didn't like the instance running beta features)
I couldn't find any other "official" channel, and since open source is at its core a developer philosophy I'm not surprised: open source projects tend to expect a substantial level of familiarity with development practices from those that address them directly.
Usually what exists is github and maybe some social media channel, and it takes a long time until a project develops enough formal structure that it creates some sort of public friendly feedback mechanism.
@tobychev nah, I'm aware what instance I'm on 😅 Some of the beta features are fun!
And well, mastodon is open source (I am a scientist who, among other things, worked on research/analysis software in astrophysics, so familiar with open source projects), but it's also a bit larger by now than just a random project ...
Oh well, let's hope we missed something or that's one of those features which get scrapped in the end. And I'll get hold of my old account if nobody else suggest a better way.