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A statement I need to make:

#Fediverse #ActivityPub
Illustration saying: What some call "Fediverse" is just different social Networks speaking ActivityPub to each other.
#fediverse #activitypub
⛳ rebel
⛳ rebel  
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What about services like Diaspora that don't speak ActivityPub but are also part of Fediverse?
Tobias
Tobias  
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@Neon_Knight@⛳ rebel 👍_historically_ there were two distinct spheres coined - "The Fediverse" using OStatus and "The Federation" using the Diaspora* protocol. OStatus now replaced by ActivityPub.

Some tried a unification of the spheres, by technical and verbal means. But these days AP is somewhat the synonym with "The Fediverse" and Diaspora* had decided not to use the protocol.

IOW _it's complicated_
@⛳ rebel @Neon_Knight
Neon_Knight
Neon_Knight  
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Ugh, complicated, indeed. So they're basically two separated federated universes, then.
Tobias
Tobias  
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@Neon_Knight basically yes. There are some projects (e.g. Friendica, Hubzilla or SocialHome) that have implemented both protocols AP and Diaspora* but there are always frictions at the protocol borders.
@Neon_Knight
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