# Commons based social stack **URL:** https://discuss.coding.social/c/sx/open-social-stack/25.md [Latest](https://discuss.coding.social/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.coding.social/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.coding.social/tags.md) --- ## [About the Commons based social stack category](https://discuss.coding.social/t/about-the-commons-based-social-stack-category/135)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0
Reimagining the “social” in social networking. Use the following paragraphs for a longer description, or to establish category guidelines or rules: Why should people use this category? What is it for? How exactly … --- ## [Challenge: Adopt a shared (technology) vision for the Fediverse](https://discuss.coding.social/t/challenge-adopt-a-shared-technology-vision-for-the-fediverse/45)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2025, 4:33am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/challenge-adopt-a-shared-technology-vision-for-the-fediverse/45 "2025-09-03T04:33:18Z")
This topic relates and was moved from: Challenge: Fixing the Fediverse Technology Adoption Lifecycle. Question: Does having a technology vision help adoption? On Lemmy, where I posted a link to this topic, I received… --- ## [Challenge: CALM culture to mitigate polarization](https://discuss.coding.social/t/challenge-calm-culture-to-mitigate-polarization/681)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2026, 8:38am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/challenge-calm-culture-to-mitigate-polarization/681 "2026-05-16T08:38:59Z")
Fediverse vs Purity spirals? When I say that on the fediverse and in progressive movements in general “we divide ourselves to be conquered” it is based on the observation how willing we are to bash each other’s heads in,… --- ## [Grassroots open standards for fediverse evolution](https://discuss.coding.social/t/grassroots-open-standards-for-fediverse-evolution/834)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/grassroots-open-standards-for-fediverse-evolution/834 "2026-04-22T17:21:35Z")
▶ Click to expand alt-text for the image with the TLDR summary of the blog post. --- ## [SX: The Fair Guide to Self-Hosting](https://discuss.coding.social/t/sx-the-fair-guide-to-self-hosting/829)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 9:27am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/sx-the-fair-guide-to-self-hosting/829 "2026-02-24T09:27:30Z")
This is a placeholder for a SX documentation artifact that would be very useful, and relates to the Sustainability core principle of Social experience design. For now there is only this fediverse post I tooted just now: … --- ## [Diagram: Interoperability in Practice](https://discuss.coding.social/t/diagram-interoperability-in-practice/828)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2026, 11:04am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/diagram-interoperability-in-practice/828 "2026-02-22T11:04:37Z")
Alt-text Diagram. Interoperability in practice. A chart with a horizontal axis that goes in 2 directions. On the left it moves towards chaotic grassroots growth, and on the right side towards open standards adoption.… --- ## [SX: Botiquette for the fediverse social web](https://discuss.coding.social/t/sx-botiquette-for-the-fediverse-social-web/810)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/sx-botiquette-for-the-fediverse-social-web/810 "2025-12-14T21:33:42Z")
What are well-behaved bots? On the Fediverse we have some informal conventions when it comes to dealing with bot accounts. A #nobots on our profile means we don’t want to be bothered by them. Though it is hard to ge… --- ## [Made-to-Measure Social Networking: Tailored social graphs](https://discuss.coding.social/t/made-to-measure-social-networking-tailored-social-graphs/205)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/made-to-measure-social-networking-tailored-social-graphs/205 "2025-10-06T12:34:26Z")
In another topic I mentioned how “FOSS enables BOSS”, or how we set ourselves up for failure and helping Hypercapitalism, by being part of the same game. While we wield the Four Freedoms, we allow hypercapitalism to wiel… --- ## [Peopleverse. Spritely. And technology adoption](https://discuss.coding.social/t/peopleverse-spritely-and-technology-adoption/232)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2025, 8:43am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/peopleverse-spritely-and-technology-adoption/232 "2025-09-23T08:43:49Z")
(This is a copy of a topic I just posted to the Spritely community in the Social Framing category) TL;DR Summary Contributing to Social Framing this topic consists of two parts: Envisioning a Peopleverse as a socio-te… --- ## [Article review: Do we need new Social Media?](https://discuss.coding.social/t/article-review-do-we-need-new-social-media/636)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2025, 2:14pm UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/article-review-do-we-need-new-social-media/636 "2025-06-07T14:14:43Z")
This morning I was reading the article (in German) “Do we need new Social Media?” by @Sirius and Jonas Kießling: In 2013 the then leader of Germany, Angela Merkel created an internet meme by saying that internet is st… --- ## [🔨 Overcoming the Golden Hammer fediverse evolution](https://discuss.coding.social/t/overcoming-the-golden-hammer-fediverse-evolution/643)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 9:36am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/overcoming-the-golden-hammer-fediverse-evolution/643 "2025-06-04T09:36:36Z")
Below is a copy of my reply to this SocialHub FEP discussion: Here in Social coding commons I’d like to discuss the overlooked versatility and power of AS/AP that stems from its linked data-based extensibility mechani… --- ## [Unlisted, an imaginary social network with no lists & no followers, but rather interests & associations](https://discuss.coding.social/t/unlisted-an-imaginary-social-network-with-no-lists-no-followers-but-rather-interests-associations/597)
**Author:** [@travisfw](https://discuss.coding.social/u/travisfw)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2025, 11:52pm UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/unlisted-an-imaginary-social-network-with-no-lists-no-followers-but-rather-interests-associations/597 "2025-01-29T23:52:40Z")
Unlisted has been an imaginary social network I re-consider occasionally. My opinion is that numbers and lists are bad in social contexts. Number of followers is rarely important. A list of followers is by far more usefu… --- ## [Dunbar's number in your neighbourhood](https://discuss.coding.social/t/dunbars-number-in-your-neighbourhood/611)
**Author:** [@Ryuno-Ki](https://discuss.coding.social/u/Ryuno-Ki)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/dunbars-number-in-your-neighbourhood/611 "2025-03-04T20:06:41Z")
So I’ve set out to mirror repositories I’m going to need to build the whole dependency chain of libraries I am going to need to build my product. I’m nowhere near finished but already approach ~500 repositories. I expec… --- ## [The "You can ..." - language aka "Language of Empowerment"](https://discuss.coding.social/t/the-you-can-language-aka-language-of-empowerment/593)
**Author:** [@helge](https://discuss.coding.social/u/helge)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 11:49am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/the-you-can-language-aka-language-of-empowerment/593 "2025-01-14T11:49:31Z")
This is a distillation of a language thing, I’ve been talking about in the matrix room: https://matrix.to/#/#groundwork-matters:matrix.org Second a goal is to achieve what is pointed out in Wiki: Vision for a Fedi Specif… --- ## [Challenge: Healthy substrate formation for the Fediverse](https://discuss.coding.social/t/challenge-healthy-substrate-formation-for-the-fediverse/63)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 6:38am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/challenge-healthy-substrate-formation-for-the-fediverse/63 "2025-01-05T06:38:27Z")
I bumped into a German Diaspora\* discussion (found via this fedi thread) ) that led me to (re)discover a bunch of blog posts. At the time I first read them I knew only little about the Fediverse. There are valuabl… --- ## [AT Protocol: Potential ActivityPub killer?](https://discuss.coding.social/t/at-protocol-potential-activitypub-killer/442)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2024, 9:22am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/at-protocol-potential-activitypub-killer/442 "2024-04-21T09:22:03Z")
(This is a copy from matrix chat as the topic deserves more elaboration.) So, I have been reading for a while in the docs and blog of the AT Protocol that Bluesky is creating. Last time I checked Bluesky was just after… --- ## [Federation: Social and technical perspectives (wiki)](https://discuss.coding.social/t/federation-social-and-technical-perspectives-wiki/502)
**Author:** [@system](https://discuss.coding.social/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 8:30am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/federation-social-and-technical-perspectives-wiki/502 "2024-03-05T08:30:54Z")
L. Rhodes started a discussion that became a fedi megathread, kicking of with this observation: I’ve seen several people lately arguing that Bluesky is a fediverse network, on the premise that interoperability between … --- ## [Research papers about the Social Web (list)](https://discuss.coding.social/t/research-papers-about-the-social-web-list/476)
**Author:** [@system](https://discuss.coding.social/u/system)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/research-papers-about-the-social-web-list/476 "2024-01-24T20:20:14Z")
We are at a stage where more academic research becomes available on decentralized social networking. This list topic is a place to collect them. --- ## [Boundaries. Your space or mine? (wiki)](https://discuss.coding.social/t/boundaries-your-space-or-mine-wiki/487)
**Author:** [@system](https://discuss.coding.social/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 5:12am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/boundaries-your-space-or-mine-wiki/487 "2024-01-08T05:12:23Z")
@Ryuno-Ki passed this fine discussion on the social dynamic of people being marked “Reply Guys” and the expectations on Boundaries and who ‘owns’ a discussion.. Summary TODO: Create a bullet list of the important obser… --- ## [Diagramming how popular apps implement ActivityPub](https://discuss.coding.social/t/diagramming-how-popular-apps-implement-activitypub/483)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 5:50am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/diagramming-how-popular-apps-implement-activitypub/483 "2023-12-21T05:50:26Z")
This topic references work by @hrefna@hachiderm.io who figured out how mastodon, lemmy, and mobilizon implement ActivityPub and diagrammed that: What stands out most is the flexibility that AS/AP allows, and how that … --- ## [SX: Improvements to CONTRIBUTING.md on fedi-foundation repository](https://discuss.coding.social/t/sx-improvements-to-contributing-md-on-fedi-foundation-repository/420)
**Author:** [@Andre601](https://discuss.coding.social/u/Andre601)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2023, 5:20am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/sx-improvements-to-contributing-md-on-fedi-foundation-repository/420 "2023-08-24T05:20:16Z")
This started in fediverse/fedi-foundation#33 and I now move it to this forum for more input and discussion (I don’t use Matrix to actually have a live-chat or similar about this). Effectively, the current CONTRIBUTING.m… --- ## [IFTAS non-profit: Independent Federated Trust and Safety (everything Moderation)](https://discuss.coding.social/t/iftas-non-profit-independent-federated-trust-and-safety-everything-moderation/337)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2023, 6:22am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/iftas-non-profit-independent-federated-trust-and-safety-everything-moderation/337 "2023-06-04T06:22:31Z")
@indieterminacy made me aware on social coding chat about plans to launch a US non-profit organization that involves itself with “everything related to moderation” and intends to be financially sustainable (I turned Goog… --- ## [Personal social networking: Resistance to the AI onslaught adds value](https://discuss.coding.social/t/personal-social-networking-resistance-to-the-ai-onslaught-adds-value/338)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2023, 7:42am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/personal-social-networking-resistance-to-the-ai-onslaught-adds-value/338 "2023-05-02T07:42:34Z")
In the FediDevs chatroom Johannes Ernst mentioned the “Godfather of AI” quiting Google so he’d be free to warn of the dangers of AI that lie ahead (discussed on HN yesterday). Given AI trends I expect it will be not be t… --- ## [ActivityPub: Let's try to understand the Like Activity for 3 actors](https://discuss.coding.social/t/activitypub-lets-try-to-understand-the-like-activity-for-3-actors/316)
**Author:** [@helge](https://discuss.coding.social/u/helge)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/activitypub-lets-try-to-understand-the-like-activity-for-3-actors/316 "2023-04-09T17:54:46Z")
Continuing the discussion from ActivityPub protocol: Rich message-oriented vs. CRUD-based interop?: I also started a new topic as I want to take us on a tangent. While @aschrijver focuses on the semantics, I want to fo… --- ## [ActivityPub protocol: Rich message-oriented vs. CRUD-based interop?](https://discuss.coding.social/t/activitypub-protocol-rich-message-oriented-vs-crud-based-interop/315)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/activitypub-protocol-rich-message-oriented-vs-crud-based-interop/315 "2023-04-09T16:16:20Z")
Following up here to @helge’s response to the Valueflows FEP as I do not want to derail the Valueflows-related discussion on SocialHub. TL;DR: I have a strong preference for using Create, Update, and Delete as much as … --- ## [Manifesto for a Smaller, Denser Internet: The Three-legged Stool](https://discuss.coding.social/t/manifesto-for-a-smaller-denser-internet-the-three-legged-stool/298)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 8:41am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/manifesto-for-a-smaller-denser-internet-the-three-legged-stool/298 "2023-03-30T08:41:55Z")
A Manifesto for a Smaller, Denser Internet.. "We believe that a truly sustainable and resilient digital public sphere is possible and is actively being created. We envision a public sphere supported by these three legs… --- ## [ActivityPub Client-to-Server resources](https://discuss.coding.social/t/activitypub-client-to-server-resources/251)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2023, 12:01pm UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/activitypub-client-to-server-resources/251 "2023-02-10T12:01:56Z")
This topic is for collecting resources about ActivityPub that relate to implementing the Client-to-Server (C2S) parts of the specification. --- ## [Client-side vs server-side logic](https://discuss.coding.social/t/client-side-vs-server-side-logic/247)
**Author:** [@IgnisIncendio](https://discuss.coding.social/u/IgnisIncendio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2023, 11:52am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/client-side-vs-server-side-logic/247 "2023-02-10T11:52:00Z")
Originally posted at https://poketopia.city/@ignis/109794158246019435 What’s the pros/cons of client-sided logic (using AP C2S, dumb server, smart client) and server-sided logic (using MastoAPI, smart server, dumb clien… --- ## [Brainstorm: Fediverse ActivityPub Compliance Profiles](https://discuss.coding.social/t/brainstorm-fediverse-activitypub-compliance-profiles/140)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 7:38am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/brainstorm-fediverse-activitypub-compliance-profiles/140 "2022-09-24T07:38:18Z")
Recently I had several matrix discussions that I feel shouldn’t be forgotten in chat history. Below I will collect them for a brainstorm on the topic of: How do we discover the capabilities of an AP endpoint or an Actor… --- ## [What would an ideal fediverse organization do?](https://discuss.coding.social/t/what-would-an-ideal-fediverse-organization-do/122)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2022, 6:01am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/what-would-an-ideal-fediverse-organization-do/122 "2022-08-13T06:01:03Z")
This topic is mirrored from What would an ideal fediverse organization do?, created by @WisTex on SocialHub, as there is much relevance to that question to the Social Coding Movement. Fediverse Organization In many reg… [Next page](https://discuss.coding.social/c/sx/open-social-stack/25.md?page=1)