This is just not correct. It runs on a protocol - anyone can create software that uses the same protocol and communicate with Bluesky users as equals.

Were they right to develop their own protocol rather than to improve upon AP? Probably not. Is ATproto completely dominated by Bluesky? Yes. But is not like Twitter.

I can - and do - communicate both ways with Bluesky users through Mastodon and Bridgy Fed. That would simply not be possible with Twitter.

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

the proof is right there...in the fact it requires bridged accounting rather than just bridging the protocol.

when i see a 100% independent bluesky instance including the internal router, ill believe it.

as it is, you have to beg them for access to their network (inclusion in their proprietary routers) or have accounts on their servers. thats not open federation.

[–] blue_berry@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Its less open, but its definitely federated. Whether its a walled garden or not depends on the definition ;)

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 2 points 1 week ago

not a single independent instance exists to communicate with it. i wouldnt call that federation

[–] Microw@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Hey @nutomic@lemmy.ml quick question: how would I go trying to get this Wordpress blog to show up in lemmy as a community? Are we able to fetch like that yet? Thanks!

[–] nutomic@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Please open an issue for this if there isn't already one. Then I can have a look once the summer holidays are over.

[–] Microw@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

have done so

Have nice holidays!

[–] nutomic@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

Thanks!

[–] cron@feddit.org 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

My guess is that it's not possible (yet) to follow from lemmy. However, you can follow and interact from Mastodon.

[–] Microw@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

The Lemmy update notes in June said something about improved interoperability with WordPress though

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I thought it was only possible through a plugin that must be install on WordPress site. I have no actual knowledge though...
God I've written a virelangue. That was not my goal.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If I don't want to use email, is there a way to always get this newsletter in my Lemmy Inbox?

[–] squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't know if that's possible. I subscribed to it via RSS.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

@Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world If it's available as an RSS feed, you could probably get @PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat to create a Lemmy community for you.

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 1 points 2 weeks ago

It is and I could. I'd be fine doing it, but why not just read them when they come up in !fediverse@lemmy.world? I've been trying not to create communities that are going to be duplicates or spam, or split the user base between one way of reading articles and another way of reading articles. Do you want it as a DM, maybe?

I think an even better way would be software that can follow the original Wordpress feed, if they have one, but Lemmy can't do that right now.