# \#challenge **URL:** https://discuss.coding.social/tag/challenge/5.md [Latest](https://discuss.coding.social/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.coding.social/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.coding.social/tags.md) --- ## [Major challenges for the Fediverse](https://discuss.coding.social/t/major-challenges-for-the-fediverse/67)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 6:19am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/major-challenges-for-the-fediverse/67 "2022-06-02T06:19:04Z")
Various forum topics highlights big challenges for the Fediverse to overcome. Below there is a list of those, and all of them are within scope of Social Coding #foundations to contribute to solutions. Challenge Desc… --- ## [Peertube and the missing economics to sustain our digital autonomy fight](https://discuss.coding.social/t/peertube-and-the-missing-economics-to-sustain-our-digital-autonomy-fight/866)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 6:17am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/peertube-and-the-missing-economics-to-sustain-our-digital-autonomy-fight/866 "2026-07-05T06:17:47Z")
Taking notes on yet another inherent unsustainability issue that ails FOSS and the Commons. I recently found out that the ActivityPub Conference 2020 that used to be available at the conf.tube Peertube instance, are … --- ## [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,… --- ## [Instafed Relayer ISO: A Personal Draft Concept for Refinement, Elaboration and Critique](https://discuss.coding.social/t/instafed-relayer-iso-a-personal-draft-concept-for-refinement-elaboration-and-critique/801)
**Author:** [@doopledi](https://discuss.coding.social/u/doopledi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 11:19pm UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/instafed-relayer-iso-a-personal-draft-concept-for-refinement-elaboration-and-critique/801 "2025-12-28T23:19:31Z")
Figuratively speaking; I was thinking about this earlier: “I wonder if any1 has done a podman 1drop iso one could just install live and get instafed+matrix” Disposable. Thoughts? Anyone seen anything like this? So my … --- ## [Gap between socio and technosphere](https://discuss.coding.social/t/gap-between-socio-and-technosphere/832)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 8:47am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/gap-between-socio-and-technosphere/832 "2026-03-04T08:47:01Z")
Adding a marker to this poll on how people experience the fediverse, with absolutely delightful outcome and responses, but also showing the huge gap to the developer community who seem to be lost in tech and their own ap… --- ## [How do we facilitate shared responsible ownership of the social web?](https://discuss.coding.social/t/how-do-we-facilitate-shared-responsible-ownership-of-the-social-web/826)
**Author:** [@system](https://discuss.coding.social/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/how-do-we-facilitate-shared-responsible-ownership-of-the-social-web/826 "2026-02-18T12:26:09Z")
Discussion thread for blog post .. --- ## [Why is there never any money in FOSS (where it's needed)?](https://discuss.coding.social/t/why-is-there-never-any-money-in-foss-where-its-needed/511)
**Author:** [@CSDUMMI](https://discuss.coding.social/u/CSDUMMI)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 8:08am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/why-is-there-never-any-money-in-foss-where-its-needed/511 "2025-11-26T08:08:02Z")
According to the 2020 FOSS Contributor Survey conducted by the Linux Foundation, 48.7% of respondents are paid for work on free and open-source software\[1\]. And yet there a critical free and open-source software project… --- ## [A new approach to "Social Networking" in the Fediverse?](https://discuss.coding.social/t/a-new-approach-to-social-networking-in-the-fediverse/595)
**Author:** [@Sirius](https://discuss.coding.social/u/Sirius)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/a-new-approach-to-social-networking-in-the-fediverse/595 "2025-10-23T13:05:10Z")
Dear all, this might be the most naive thread you will find on coding. social! That is, because I am no techie at all… So excuse my bad knowledge of terms, I would appreciate if the discussion could stay on a moderate … --- ## [Wiki: Grassroots standardization processes](https://discuss.coding.social/t/wiki-grassroots-standardization-processes/672)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 8:07am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/wiki-grassroots-standardization-processes/672 "2025-08-06T08:07:43Z")
This topic is a starting point to consider best-practices for the design and evolution of open standards by the commons and tailored to the grassroots environment’s social dynamics. Inspiration for this topic is the sta… --- ## [How to ease onboarding of participants in SOSS initiatives?](https://discuss.coding.social/t/how-to-ease-onboarding-of-participants-in-soss-initiatives/622)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 7:12am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/how-to-ease-onboarding-of-participants-in-soss-initiatives/622 "2025-04-18T07:12:52Z")
In Guild Alpha Workroom on matrix, @Tomat0 just posed the following idea: Something that randomly popped in my mind just now, but im thinking it might be worthwhile to see if we can set up codeberg as an OAuth2 provide… --- ## [SX Focus: Social web foundations, Pillars of peopleverse](https://discuss.coding.social/t/sx-focus-social-web-foundations-pillars-of-peopleverse/608)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2025, 7:33am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/sx-focus-social-web-foundations-pillars-of-peopleverse/608 "2025-02-07T07:33:33Z")
Image: “too loose fabric”, publicdomainpictures.net, CC0 license Note: If we had ‘comms profiles’ then this post is ‘stream of consciousness’-style overlay: Inventing terms as I brainstorm the input for a common… --- ## [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… --- ## [Adoption: Show, don't tell vs. If you build it, will they come?](https://discuss.coding.social/t/adoption-show-dont-tell-vs-if-you-build-it-will-they-come/533)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 4:13am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/adoption-show-dont-tell-vs-if-you-build-it-will-they-come/533 "2024-04-22T04:13:58Z")
In this topic some thoughts on technology adoption. A tangent that interests me around the dynamics in grassroots movements. Background: Yesterday @sneakers-the-rat announced how they’ll intend to “Fetch All Replies” i… --- ## [Matrix.org proposal to DG CNECT to fund FOSS maintenance](https://discuss.coding.social/t/matrix-org-proposal-to-dg-cnect-to-fund-foss-maintenance/513)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 5:31am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/matrix-org-proposal-to-dg-cnect-to-fund-foss-maintenance/513 "2024-04-07T05:31:55Z")
After changes in the course of VC-funded Element.io the Matrix.org organization is stretched in resources and tooted an article describing the situation: In response to Simon Phipps follow-up, Matthew Hodgson of Matri… --- ## [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… --- ## [False Entitlement: Disconnect between FOSS producers and consumers](https://discuss.coding.social/t/false-entitlement-disconnect-between-foss-producers-and-consumers/90)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2023, 3:49am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/false-entitlement-disconnect-between-foss-producers-and-consumers/90 "2023-10-30T03:49:11Z")
In Why we need Social Coding there is mention of “False Entitlement” that exist by people that depend on free software. However there is a disconnect on both ends, where developers of free software do not set expectation… --- ## [A sustainable Guild: A discussion of Finance, Mental Health, Democracy and Institutionalization](https://discuss.coding.social/t/a-sustainable-guild-a-discussion-of-finance-mental-health-democracy-and-institutionalization/435)
**Author:** [@CSDUMMI](https://discuss.coding.social/u/CSDUMMI)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2023, 12:47am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/a-sustainable-guild-a-discussion-of-finance-mental-health-democracy-and-institutionalization/435 "2023-09-26T00:47:30Z")
With the conclusion of the first Guild Alpha sprint and beginning of the second, a new way of developing free software is starting to take shape. We are trying to innovate on the basic structure of free software develop… --- ## [Could Geographical Perspectives be Limiting our Cooperation?](https://discuss.coding.social/t/could-geographical-perspectives-be-limiting-our-cooperation/331)
**Author:** [@strypey](https://discuss.coding.social/u/strypey)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 3:00am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/could-geographical-perspectives-be-limiting-our-cooperation/331 "2023-05-14T03:00:27Z")
I wonder if there is a geographical disconnect at work here? Many of the fediverse dev folks getting grants from NlNet etc. are coming from an EU perspective. The older Foundations supporting Free Code projects (the FSF … --- ## [Challenge: Open protocols vs. Permissionless innovation](https://discuss.coding.social/t/challenge-open-protocols-vs-permissionless-innovation/240)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2023, 5:41am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/challenge-open-protocols-vs-permissionless-innovation/240 "2023-01-18T05:41:45Z")
I bumped into a very interesting and astute observation in this toot by Olivier Forget: In theory open protocols allow “permissionless innovation”. But here on #Mastodon, built on open protocol #ActivityPub, you do ne… --- ## [FOSS Dynamics: From "Joy of Coding" to Duty and Burdens](https://discuss.coding.social/t/foss-dynamics-from-joy-of-coding-to-duty-and-burdens/234)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 6:30am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/foss-dynamics-from-joy-of-coding-to-duty-and-burdens/234 "2023-01-12T06:30:56Z")
On the Fediverse @nolan@toot.cafe tooted about retiring the well-loved Pinafore Mastodon client, after 5 years of maintaining this FOSS project. An interesting retrospective explains reasons for doing so: The article … --- ## [Frugal Computing: Energy-sufficient development](https://discuss.coding.social/t/frugal-computing-energy-sufficient-development/176)
**Author:** [@Ryuno-Ki](https://discuss.coding.social/u/Ryuno-Ki)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/frugal-computing-energy-sufficient-development/176 "2022-11-05T20:50:09Z")
This topic is not completely formed in my mind. Nevertheless I feel it is important to discuss it. Since a while I’m reading Oxymoron newsletter: It’s something I think I started once I learned about the Bits & Bäume… --- ## [Low Code and Blockly](https://discuss.coding.social/t/low-code-and-blockly/185)
**Author:** [@Ryuno-Ki](https://discuss.coding.social/u/Ryuno-Ki)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/low-code-and-blockly/185 "2022-11-05T20:37:05Z")
Elsewhere we discussed the predominant position of developers in tech. I heard from discussions that there should be some easier way to put together applications. Low Code might be one approach. Another visual-program… --- ## [The Gap between Designers and Free Software Developers](https://discuss.coding.social/t/the-gap-between-designers-and-free-software-developers/167)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/the-gap-between-designers-and-free-software-developers/167 "2022-11-01T13:59:26Z")
There is a gap where FOSS developers can’t communicate/relate to UX designers and vice versa. On Hacker News @diacritica of Penpot mentioned it to be a dream to unite and bridge this gap (I quoted this on Penpot forum). … --- ## [Challenge: Commercial conflicts of interest in FOSS projects](https://discuss.coding.social/t/challenge-commercial-conflicts-of-interest-in-foss-projects/112)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 8:08am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/challenge-commercial-conflicts-of-interest-in-foss-projects/112 "2022-07-29T08:08:48Z")
This is a placeholder topic to address an important subject that came up first in the Forge Federation chatroom. For now copying comments from Social Coding chat. @room, a fascinating discussion is ongoing on Forge Fed… --- ## [Challenge: Overcome complacency and inertia on the Fediverse](https://discuss.coding.social/t/challenge-overcome-complacency-and-inertia-on-the-fediverse/79)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/challenge-overcome-complacency-and-inertia-on-the-fediverse/79 "2022-06-20T17:08:00Z")
Summary Despite significant challenges for Fediverse’s future, many fedizens seem unaware of them, unconcerned or reluctant to address them, and/or do not have time to help address and mitigate them. If any real th… --- ## [Challenge: Representation of the Fediverse](https://discuss.coding.social/t/challenge-representation-of-the-fediverse/65)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 7:19am UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/challenge-representation-of-the-fediverse/65 "2022-05-30T07:19:31Z")
This is a follow-up to this fediverse post that I sent to share a frustration I had while participating in the one-week long Buidling a European Cultural Backbone conference. At this conference: The Dutch PubHubs… --- ## [Challenge: Monetary compensation for free software development](https://discuss.coding.social/t/challenge-monetary-compensation-for-free-software-development/51)
**Author:** [@realaravinth](https://discuss.coding.social/u/realaravinth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2022, 1:44pm UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/challenge-monetary-compensation-for-free-software-development/51 "2022-04-07T13:44:17Z")
Had a discussion with @aschrijver in Matrix DMs about ways to monetarily compensate free software developers. This post summarizes our discussion: Bounty system Funds received from grants divided into bounties for separ… --- ## [Challenge: Fixing the Fediverse Technology Adoption Lifecycle](https://discuss.coding.social/t/challenge-fixing-the-fediverse-technology-adoption-lifecycle/38)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 12:07pm UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/challenge-fixing-the-fediverse-technology-adoption-lifecycle/38 "2022-04-20T12:07:29Z")
Background These are just some notes related to my observation that: On Fediverse Ad-hoc Interoperability dominates and hampers innovation. Need to clarify some terminology that I frequently use relating to Social Cod… --- ## [Post-facto interoperability example: Breakages](https://discuss.coding.social/t/post-facto-interoperability-example-breakages/933)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://discuss.coding.social/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://discuss.coding.social/t/post-facto-interoperability-example-breakages/933 "2022-04-09T22:00:00Z")
Migrated from HedgeDoc. Notes taken in 2022 that still have relevancy today (Oct 2026). Lemmy federation to Mastodon breaks down A possible example of Post-facto interop, newly encountered issues with federation between… [Next page](https://discuss.coding.social/tag/challenge/5.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=challenge)