Post by @fresseng@universites.social

2026-07-28 11:14 UTC

@lavaeolus@fedihum.org @AvSchroeder@fedihum.org @UlrikeHahn@fediscience.org Indeed ! I cannot read or write German nor Dutch, so will trust automated translation for a reply. Yes, I think this is very promising, and somewhat already functional today. It is a flavour of @Bonfire that is dedicated to science. I see it somewhere between late Twitter and ResearchGate, but ethical, self-hosted, owned and controlled by the scientific community, and, most important connected to the Fediverse and thus Mastodon.

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@fresseng@universites.social 2026-07-28 11:17

@lavaeolus@fedihum.org @AvSchroeder@fedihum.org @UlrikeHahn@fediscience.org @Bonfire However, I have not tested fully, as there is no flagship instance. I have been testing it only through the sandbox (https://sandbox.openscience.network). As it based on Bonfire, you can test Bonfire on its campgroung : https://campground.bonfire.cafe. But you will miss the science specific features. I am working in my university to see if we can run an instance of Open Science Network.

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@fresseng@universites.social 2026-07-28 12:00

@lavaeolus@fedihum.org @AvSchroeder@fedihum.org @UlrikeHahn@fediscience.org @Bonfire Well, actually, I think it already has much more features than the old Twitter and Research Gate combined... and they are heading for communities : https://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/why-community-matters-groups-as-the-next-step-for-the-fediverse/

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