Matt @matt@writing.exchange

Nice, apparently now #Mastodon will notify someone of a mention when receiving an `Update` activity!

Just updated this #WriteFreely page to mention my Masto account (https://write.as/matt/contact) and got this notification.

New idea for #WriteFreely: linked mention support for non-#ActivityPub platforms like Twitter.

This is a common pattern you see in the #fediverse: "RT @author@twitter.com". Of course, Twitter doesn't speak AP. But why not at least bridge the gap for users and link to the profile?

Those are my ideas behind this latest pull request: https://writefreely.org/pull/319

Starting to work out the details of a commenting system for @write_as / #WriteFreely. Core ideas:

- Public or private replies
- Necessary friction for the comment-writer

https://write.as/matt/towards-a-commenting-system from @matt

#WriteFreely v0.12 is just about ready! This upcoming version includes #ActivityPub mentions, OAuth support, and plenty of small improvements.

For anyone interested in helping us test out this new version, we've just put out a release candidate for you to try today, and would love your feedback!

https://github.com/writeas/writefreely/releases/tag/v0.12.0rc1

On a long train ride, from DC to San Antonio. Apparently I'm in the mood to code for fun this week, because I just added Gopher support in #WriteFreely: https://writefreely.org/pull/273

Got our #WriteFreely postcards in the mail today 😍 Will give these out at #FOSDEM next weekend. And stickers!

Added a new tool for reading Medium articles in peace:

https://makemediumreadable.com/read

You can also grab the article as Markdown -- maybe even publish to #WriteFreely!

In Prague this week for #ActivityPubConf! Looking forward to talking about #WriteFreely and other #ActivityPub projects the @write_as team is working on.

Hmm, wonder what's going on with these sites... #WriteFreely instances with different branding and a suspiciously large number of users / posts 🤔

One is a Posthaven knockoff called Postheaven: https://postheaven.net
(nodeinfo: https://postheaven.net/api/nodeinfo)

Zen Writing: https://zenwriting.net (nodeinfo: https://zenwriting.net/api/nodeinfo)

Write-a-Blog: https://writeablog.net (nodeinfo: https://writeablog.net/api/nodeinfo)

It's finally here! Version 0.1 of #WriteFreely, the federated, open source version of @write_as 🎉

Get the release for your platform here: https://github.com/writeas/writefreely/releases/tag/v0.1.0

Then head over to our guide to get set up: https://writefreely.org/start