Re: [Proposal] ASF Fediverse/ActivityPub instance

[sblack...@apache.org]

I will help with community management, software administration, however else I 
can assist I’m open to.

Steve Blackmon, PMC Chair Apache Streams
On Dec 1, 2022, 8:51 PM -0600, Matt Sicker , wrote:
> I could help with modding as long as I’m not the only one :)
>
> —
> Matt Sicker
>
> > On Dec 1, 2022, at 08:13, Sam Ruby  wrote:
> >
> > TL;DR: given a set of moderation guidelines and volunteers to
> > administer them, I'm willing to set up and host an ASF
> > Fediverse/ActivityPub instance on fly.io.
> >
> > - - -
> >
> > Technical background:
> >
> > While Mastodon is the most common and known implementation, there are
> > plenty of others at various stages of development. Most with
> > instructions that can be followed in an afternoon to set up an
> > instance. Costs to run an instance vary, but I am seeing many reports
> > that people are finding that they can host their own server on a free
> > tier at various cloud service providers.
> >
> > I'm willing to volunteer for all of the above. These days I work for
> > ly.io, and can host it for free. I'm not asking for anything in
> > return - while I don't think it would be a good idea to make it a
> > secret where the instance is hosted, no official recognition is
> > required.
> >
> > I'll work with the infrastructure team so that an
> > .apache.org name will be the way to access it, and to
> > ensure that I am not the only one with access to the VM.
> >
> > My default assumption is mastodon is the software to be used, but I
> > can be convinced to install another service instead.
> >
> > Now let's examine the worst case scenario: this service is wildly
> > successful (a good problem to have) and I get hit by a bus, and the
> > ASF infra team doesn't want to touch this service. My best guess is
> > that this would cost hundreds of US dollars per year and need
> > volunteers to run it. the former could be routinely handled as a part
> > of the ASF budget process (presumably either M&P or Comdev), and I'm
> > optimistic that we can find plenty of volunteers here.
> >
> > ---
> >
> > Moderation background:
> >
> > I have no experience in this, but from postings I see people hosting
> > mastodon images moderation can be time consuming. I am NOT signing up
> > for this part, hence I'm making a call for volunteers. Apparently the
> > internet is full of trolls, and not moderating your instance can get
> > the entire instance banned by other instances.
> >
> > For now, I chose to participate at https://ruby.social/@samruby ; you
> > can find more information about that instance here:
> > https://ruby.social/about . We will need a code of conduct, a privacy
> > policy, server rules etc. Note the list of moderated servers at the
> > end, it is likely that we will end up with our own list, and this list
> > will accrue over time based on posts that don't match our
> > expectations, and thus will require moderators.
> >
> > ---
> >
> > I don't have a time schedule in mind, but if there are volunteers this
> > could all come together in a matter of days, and certainly could be up
> > and running this month, and probably early this month.
> >
> > - Sam Ruby
> >
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Re: [WG: Social Media] Proposed - Social Media working group

[sblack...@apache.org]

I would like to contribute here. I’ve been learning a great deal about activity 
pub (fediverse) recently, and also have years of experience integrating with 
most of the platforms with the largest audiences.

Steve
On Feb 9, 2024 at 7:55 AM -0600, Rich Bowen , wrote:
> This one’s pretty simple. We need folks who will figure out how to maintain 
> our social media presence, and that of our projects, more effectively. We are 
> currently not doing awesome at this - at best, we’re inconsistent. At our 
> worst, we are sending out messaging that is not aligned with the Foundation’s 
> messaging, and that can be harmful, longer term.
>
> I’ve included the proposed charter below, and at 
> https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/comdev/community/wg-social-media/README.md 
> 
>
> I don’t think this one is controversial, but I think that putting some more 
> structure around this, and having a group that sets direction, process, 
> membership criteria, and so on, would greatly improve our outreach.
>
> Note that this group MUST defer to MarkPub on all things, so we can’t just 
> blaze ahead until they have had their input here.
>
>
>
> # Social Media Working Group (Proposed)
>
> Use social media to promote Apache communities
>
> ## What
>
> Use the @apachecommunity Twitter account, Facebook, LinkedIn, and other
> social media outlets to promote Apache communities.
>
> Work with projects to better facilitate their own social media outlets,
> and to share Foundation-wide messaging, where appropriate.
>
> Work with MarkPub to ensure that all of the above is done correctly, and
> on-message with the rest of the community.
>
> ## Who
>
> The WG shall create membership criteria that ensure that you're enabling
> people who can responsibly, consistently, positively and coherently be
> spokespeople for the ASF. Possibly work with MarkPub to establish some
> kind of guidelines or certification?
>
>
> —
> Rich Bowen
> rbo...@rcbowen.com
>
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