Post by @stefano@bsd.cafe

Stefano Marinelli
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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

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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)

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Santiago, né ? :amiga: 👾
@santi @gone.lema.org
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A simple bash script that fetches the latest tag and compiles
A simple bash script that fetches the latest tag and compiles

@ploum @stefano I absolutely did for a while too. At some point I switched to Gotosocial because of issues with my iOS clients (likely fixed since then).

I do keep a my old #snac instance alive as an archive and update it just as easily as in the past years with that little script that just fetches the source and compiles.

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Stefano Marinelli
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@santi @ploum That’s why MastoBlaster is totally compatible with snac. It wants to provide a full fediverse experience without sacrificing that much.