Latest #FOSSAcademic blog post: on #ActivityPub, the Non-Standard Standard.

fossacademic.tech/2023/10/15/A

This is based on a presentation I'll be giving at #AoIR2023. It discusses 4 key ways ActivityPub is not a standard standard.

Comments welcome! You can comment on it by (publicly) responding to this Mastodon post.

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@rwg this is really interesting, and I hope you're taking an objective, historical approach to the work.

You know, this is what happened, and it's an interesting tale of human dynamics, conflicting interests, maybe some game theory, and it can teach lessons for other projects.

I wouldn't want the work to veer into assuming the outcome was better or worse than counterfactuals. There are serious criticisms of AP, and the link touched on some issues with outcomes.

So rather than praising or criticizing, it strikes me that this is important for the lessons it can teach regardless of how it worked out.

@volkris Indeed. For the purposes of my book, ActivityPub is a central aspect, and so understanding its history helps me better understand the development of the fediverse.

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