Post #897339
2026-03-26 17:30 UTC
Replies (10)
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@cdonat@hostsharing.coop 2026-03-28 13:54
I have moved #ProFed the repository to an organization in #codeberg now. The old link is redirected to the new URL, but you might prefer to save the new link. https://codeberg.org/ProFed/ProFed
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@julian@activitypub.space 2026-03-26 17:44
@cdonat@hostsharing.coop oooh cool! Looks promising, keep it up!
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@wessi@die-partei.social 2026-03-27 13:29
@cdonat You should add the #ProFed tag to organise the discussion :D
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@lenzgr@mastodon.social 2026-03-28 17:33
@cdonat interesting. I've disabled my LinkedIn account a while ago as I was fed up with the BS that people posted there. I was wondering if there would be a way to build a federated alternative that could provide the key functionality without requiring a central authority.
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@McWabbit@tenforward.social 2026-03-31 12:11
@cdonat @johannesbeers
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@funkylab@mastodon.social 2026-03-31 12:15
@cdonat read through the homepage. If you'd allow for some criticism, which I hope to be constructive: Total overfocus on talking about the protocol; the protocol is still a *means* to an *end*! You don't even describe what entities should be on that platform (I assume it's employees, freelancers and employers, i.e., humans?) and what kind of relations between these you want to represent. You instead talk of how the server is internally structured – meaningless, because you don't …
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@odnankenobi@fosstodon.org 2026-03-31 15:48
@cdonat I am curious to see the results of that research
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@zenbeater@beige.party 2026-04-03 07:21
@cdonat Hi! Very much interested in this. We need an ActivityPub alternative to business social networks. Nolto was such a letdown. I can only hope you know what you are getting into in terms is potential scale! I'm no (good) coder, but I'm happy to support in other ways. It's commendable that you are taking this slowly and first figuring out the basics together with the community. My only suggestion would be, for now, to think of alternative names for the network. ProFed is not bad actually, but is it something that will stick into people's heads? Maybe.
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@macfranc@poliversity.it 2026-04-03 12:53
@cdonat in the meantime, I wish you the best of luck! We desperately need a federated "professional network," especially since LinkedIn has become a stinking swamp... I'm not a developer, but I've seen several projects emerge in the Fediverse and have noticed some recurring patterns that lead me to offer you some advice. Knowing other federated software is essential, but it comes AFTER, because the most important thing is to start designing your own software with maximum freedom and leaving room for all those ideas that might be conditioned by too in-depth knowledge of existing Activitypub software. Once you've developed the core of your ideas, it becomes crucial to engage with the community to understand how to build your software. In particular: how some wonderful ideas were implemented,why some ideas proved problematic for development (too much modularity, too many development frameworks, etc.)why some ideas proved problematic for compatibility with other software in the Fediversehow to maintain compatibility with Mastodon, without being trapped and deceived by what risks becoming a "de facto standard." Mastodon, for example, isn't fully compatible with the "page" format and doesn't offer tools for managing Activitypub groups, but "pages" and Activitypub groups are one of the most interesting tools for managing a multi-dimensional fediverse. In this regard, I recommend taking a look at some notable examples: The strengths and weaknesses of Friendica, currently the most powerful software in the Fediverse for managing groups and events.The compatibility issues between software that manage groups (Friendica, Lemmy, Piefed, Mbin, and, for over a year, NodeBB; and the difficulties encountered by Pixelfed and Bonfire).The compatibility issues between software that manage events (Mobilizon, Gancio, Friendica, Eventbridge for WordPress, Bonfire).The cases that (in my opinion) are laying the foundations for the future of the Fediverse over the past year: NodeBB, WAFRN, and Activitypub for WordPress.
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@luca@sironi.xyz 2026-04-03 20:55
@cdonat very interesting