@david_ross
Who is hosted on maastodon?
@TheGibson @david_ross mastodon.social used to be until three days ago, too (I think it was a temporary measure?)
@bhtooefr @david_ross @thegibson in some ways these closures are a healthy sign -- an instance is shutting down, but the fediverse is still strong. This is nigh impossible in corporate social media platforms.
I do think it's important to learn why & how the closures are happening--not so we can prevent them, but so we can build healthier, more resilient communities.
@edsu @TheGibson @david_ross And, this isn't even instance closure, it's just a hosting service winding down (and the owner focusing on her own instance).
@bhtooefr @david_ross @thegibson you're right, it's not instance closure, it's instanceS closure ...
@seanl @bhtooefr @david_ross @thegibson yes, there's some truth to that for sure.
@thegibson @david_ross @bhtooefr @seanl btw, if you are curious, part of the discussion of whether social.coop should take on maastodon is happening over at https://www.loomio.org/d/jgGJ8ucA/proposal-to-take-over-a-mastodon-hosting-service-hosting-external-instances-but-also-to-enable-the-creation-of-thematic-sister-coop-instances
@edsu @seanl @bhtooefr @david_ross
good to see....
if Mastodon.social is lost, that will be a real problem for the fediverse... I don't think the fabric will deal well with that big of a hole.
@thegibson @edsu @bhtooefr @david_ross Is mastodon.social hosted on maastodon.net?
@edsu @thegibson @david_ross @bhtooefr Seems like a good reason to avoid instances that rely on Mastodon-specific hosting.