Post by @stefano@bsd.cafe

Stefano Marinelli
@stefano @bsd.cafe
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I like Mastodon, I really do. But it has so, so many dependencies, and updating it on illumos or OpenBSD is getting really difficult, release after release.

Some dependencies are primarily distributed as binaries, or only build on Linux and macOS. It's not Mastodon's fault, but it depends on them.

That’s why, in my opinion, solutions like snac, GoToSocial, or littleFedi have a reason to exist: all of this is much, much easier...

#Fediverse #snac #GoToSocial #littleFedi #OwnYourData #Mastodon

Replying to @stefano@bsd.cafe
ploum
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@stefano : #snac is really fascinating.

I wonder if minimalist people could use it to completely replace their Mastodon use, in the long term too (maintainance, keeping up with changes in API, etc)

Replying to @ploum@mamot.fr
Stefano Marinelli
@stefano @bsd.cafe
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@ploum many people I know do, and I’m using it for a lot of projects. Since 2023, when I started to use it, all I had to do was compile and run. Minimalist portable C, at its best