Post #1541634
2026-01-17 23:51 UTC
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@craiglambie42@fosstodon.org 2026-01-17 23:56
@wjmaggos @pj @cwarzel.bsky.social yes, ghost sort of does it. I did dive a little into adding mastodon / activity pub to WordPress too, but got caught up with work. I think a creator protocol is a great idea! I imagined a subscription model for #foss and #creators where you track who you visit/consume each month. Then reward a % of your subscription to them. Roadblocks 1. How to manage it? 2. Transaction costs 3. How to track it? This discussion, and being on fedi, makes me... /
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@craiglambie42@fosstodon.org 2026-01-18 00:00
@wjmaggos @pj @cwarzel.bsky.social.. Think it should be a user thing. Maybe a federated payment server? Or something. You install your own personal tracker, and rules about how to distribute the funds. Then the funds are sent to the local fedi pay server of the creator. All controlled by the user. Owned by the user. Maybe it is a ETH coin that is currency tied, to reduce transaction costs. That part can come later. The important thing is personal tracking, via personal data... /
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@craiglambie42@fosstodon.org 2026-01-18 00:03
@wjmaggos @pj @cwarzel.bsky.social... Something like @kevin's reader app, that you setup yourself. Just not sure how to it to track in apps. But maybe a new masto/activity pub reader fork could add this ability where you put your personal tracking server details there. Some api hosted by a federated fedipay server. That you can host yourself, or join other accounts. Same sort of rules as the fediverse.
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@craiglambie42@fosstodon.org 2026-01-18 12:56
@wjmaggos @pj @cwarzel.bsky.social I started on this today. Fedipay.net A federated payment sharing protocol...