Thanks for the reply. Q2: I'm not familiar with fossil, but most of the software-developer world (as I know it) is developed with git. I've never heard of fossil but read a little about it. A part of the Linux Kernel has been developed with git and patches via e-mail. Can the requirements become even lower? It sparked my intereset to try and self-host GNU social in the first place, but I'm not hosting everything myself it is too time consuming to maintain the servers and software. I'd like to bring the project to live and enhance it while learning on the way. It is older code and can be updated to newer php versions. I'd like to try out rector (https://getrector.com/), and see if it brings good value to it. Also PSR does help this project and php-cs-fixer can be a helpful tool, too. Motivation comes down to: try some things while helping a project (that is not for profit) to stay current and alive.
Q3: Git does not need hosting ;) A folder somewhere that is accessible from the internet is enough to work with git. Did you consider codeberg or forgejo https://forgejo.org/ ? I think that moving from git to any other CVS is not adding values as the project looks dead anywys. Q4: Right, it is not a tool in which there is a lot of activity despite logging-in and logging-out a lot. Q5: Have you tried to reach the maintainers via telegram messenger and also tried to update the wikipedia artikel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_social and https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Social (as a member you can update this as far as I remember) Q6: Are you looking for contributions by other developers? On Sun, 2025-02-02 at 10:26 +0900, SENOO, Ken wrote: > I replied your mention in > <https://mstdn.jp/@senooken/113925889966104223>. Do not ignore it. > Q2. I forgot to mentioned this. It is important for low-requirements > hosting. I think running cost and ease is very important. Because > goal of distributed networking require hosting by yourself (in all > joined member). But I think some other implementation satisfied this > same as gnu social (Frindica/WordPress/Nextcloud Social). If you only > prior this (low-requirements hosting), I recommend other software. If > gnu social is not GNU project and first distributed implementation, I > think I will use other implementation. > I prior to money/financing for full time or continuous developing > (ex. realty investment). Volunteer work is not sustainable. > Additionally, I think I will need to do this project alone for a very > long time. So I think money is the most important thing. If member or > user are many, I think volunteer is sustainable. > Q3. I think self hosting is important for free software. So I decided > use fossil instead of git. Self hosting git is difficult or expensive > (require VPS or 2 server (ex. cgit and trac)). Fossil is OK for > repository and BTS on shared server by CGI. Since December, I am > trying port to fossil (https://fossil.gnusocial.jp/fossil/gnusocial) > from notabug.org. > Q4. I do not use irc, because there is no talking member. In past, I > joined irc (freenode social channel) or host my nextcloud talk. > > On 2025/02/02 2:33, Nupilios wrote: > > > > > Hello Ken, > > > > is there a way to get access to the repo etc or should it be forked > > due to the abandonce? > > > > Q1: I've been an member in the past but cancelled the membership > > due to money reasons and also being in europe we have the FSFE > > (free software foundation europe). > > Q2: I find the idea interesting to have a mastodon-like software > > with low-requirements hosting (php and a database can be found > > quite cheap and easy), I have an interest in updateing older > > software and am curious if it is possible to restart this project > > and move it forward, despite having no idea if it is still used or > > just an enthusiast thing due to mastodon. Open-source software is > > there for everyone to step in and fix or enhance things, most > > projects are written in a language I'm not familiar and therefore I > > can't help with my knowledege but I think for gnu social it should > > work. Working for fun and experience is different than working for > > money ;) > > Q3: Currently I tend to: knowledge -> getting an overview what > > needs to be done (issue-tracker or similar things), is it commonly > > used and also getting access to the original code repo/website to > > bring it alive again. > > Q4: Are you using any chat software like irc? The matrix bridge for > > libera.chat has been cancelled a while back. (I do now) > > > > Regards, > > Nupilios > > > > On Sun, 2025-02-02 at 00:37 +0900, SENOO, Ken wrote: > > > > > Nupilios > > > Old developer leader is diogo (Work | Diogo Peralta Cordeiro). I > > > think he abandoned this project. He do not look this mailing > > > list. > > > So I'm working on it myself. Following is my question (and my > > > self answer). > > > Q1. Are you FSF (associate) member? (yes) > > > Q2. Why do you want to bring some life into this project? > > > (love/history/GNU/structure) > > > Q3. What do you think it is the most important for project? > > > (money) > > > > > > On 2025/02/01 14:31, Nupilios wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi there, I'm a professional PHP Developer and want to bring > > > > some life into this project. It looks pretty much abandoned so > > > > far. I could see that Ken Senoo and Neustradamus have worked in > > > > the past on this project? Is there a possibility to reach the > > > > old developers in charge of the offical sites and coderepos? > >
