Due to the ongoing strain of trying to write, edit, and publish articles on a consistent basis, and a handful of personal obligations of our founders, We Distribute is officially on temporary hiatus. This is not the end of our publication or our project, but we need to step back for a while and regroup, if the project hopes to survive. https://wedistribute.org/2024/10/on-hiatus/

Evan Prodromou has officially announced The Social Web Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of #ActivityPub, the #Fediverse, and The Social Web. https://wedistribute.org/2024/09/social-web-foundation-launch/

We have a guest article today, co-written by @npub1uqzz...sxyt and @npub1vag7...mjkp! They make the case for political organizing in the #Fediverse, as opposed to corporate social media. https://wedistribute.org/2024/09/the-revolution-will-be-federated/

Mozilla has decided to shut down their #Mastodon instance, after laying off the majority of the project's team earlier this year. The company is instead focusing on AI for the foreseeable future. #Fediverse https://wedistribute.org/2024/09/mozilla-social-shutting-down/

@npub15k9g...k2rv is an emergent new platform for paid subscriptions in the #Fediverse. It's simple, smooth, and easy to use. https://wedistribute.org/2024/09/subclub-paid-subscriptions/

For #Fediverse musicians looking for a new #Bandcamp alternative, Bandwagon feels extremely promising. https://wedistribute.org/2024/09/bandwagon-music/

#FediForum September 2024 is happening this week, and we're gearing up to do live coverage of the event once again! It all starts on September 12th @ 8am PDT. You can follow along on our liveblog here: https://wedistribute.org/2024/09/fediforum-september-2024/

In the development and building of a shared, open, collaborative network, efforts have come and gone over the years for the #Fediverse. We dig into the history, various attempts, and some of the ideas people have had. https://wedistribute.org/2024/09/history-fediverse-symbol/

As the #Fediverse continues to grow, people are looking to build new experiences that change what's possible on the network today. #Flohmarkt is a nascent project intended for selling personal items, and may be the first attempt of its kind here. https://wedistribute.org/2024/08/flohmarkt-federated-market/

We want to start actively promoting #Fediverse events on our site. These include game jams, hackathons, art collabs, unconferences, live listens, and webinars. We're currently looking at using an events calendar extension on our site, with the goal of integrating it with #ActivityPub. We want to demonstrate deep integration with the rest of the network, while also giving first-class support to the communities we're a part of. Ideally, it should work with Mobilizon, Gancio, and other Fediverse events platforms. If you're an event organizer, and would like to have something included on our calendar, give us a shout!