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The Trouble with Forking Mastodon (wedistribute.org)
submitted 6 months ago by deadsuperhero@lemmy.world to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
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A lot of people have talked about the possibility of forking Mastodon to get the many improvements their communities need. Making such an effort successful is another discussion entirely.

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[–] deadsuperhero@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

Thank you for these insights!

Yeah, aside from developer muscle, an effort like this requires deep knowledge of the existing system. Or, failing that, a commitment to learning it.

It's also not something that can be done as a side project, if it hopes to compete with the main project to the point of replacing it. Something like that requires an ungodly amount of effort and dedication. Someone would have to commit years of their life to solely working on that.