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Lemmy through SDF is basically read-only now. Read interesting stuff, but open an account elsewhere if you want to reply. in c/sdfpubnix@lemmy.sdf.org
[โ€“] feoh@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Not as of yesterday, no.

And that's fine, I certainly have no shortage of things to occupy my time, I'd just hoped to be able to help make the SDF even more awesome :)

I'm giving up on this Lemmy FWIW. I signed up over at lemmy.ml

Lemmy through SDF is basically read-only now. Read interesting stuff, but open an account elsewhere if you want to reply. in c/sdfpubnix@lemmy.sdf.org
[โ€“] feoh@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

I could be wrong but I think this is a general issue within the SDF. It's an incredible organization and I value my membership in it very highly but I wish it were easier to pitch in and volunteer to make things better.

I think I'll give lemmy.ml a shot. It's run by the Lemmy developers so seems like chances are good it'll continue to function properly :)

Ah well, we live in an imperfect world. I'm grateful for them in any case! :)

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How might SDF's membership help out with ongoing maintenenace? (lemmy.sdf.org)
 

Hi all!

I'm relatively new to the SDF in any meaningful sense.

I think I'd signed up for a shell account a year ago or so but didn't use it much.

A few months back I started to readlize how much more the SDF has to offer - an incredible community blending technology, art, and social aspects.

I find this incredibly inspiring.

One thing I've noticed is a ton of reports coming in that this or that doesn't work, and some sour grapes from folks frustrated that they're not seeing the action they'd like on the part of the maintainers.

Which leaves me wondering, who are the maintainers, and might there be mechanisms so that SDF members can pitch in and help keep the software ecosystem we maintain for members more healthy?

I know there's a ton of up front effort required to, say, train up a new maintainer for any given complex piece of server side software, but many hands make light work, and perhaps there are things "around the edges" that could help and give newer folks an opportunity to earn trust and train to be the co-maintainers of the future?

Ideas are like elbows and I know everyone has one, I'm just wondering if I can help, and given the general tech level required to even participate in SDF, wondering if others might be able to help as well.

Thanks for listening! -Chris feoh@SDF and everywhere else :)

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On the off chance someone hadn't heard of it - Fujinet is amazing! (fujinet.online)
 

This project really showcases the power of open source and passionate people building something for the sheer joy of it :)

It's basically an EP32 chip with a tiny smidge of custom hardware that's been programmed to speak the serial protocol of quite a number of 8 bit machines.

I have one for my 800XL and that speaks Atari's SIO protocol.

The depth and breadth of software for the thing is amazing, and overall I find the whole project incredibly inspirational.

Lately, they've been on a kick of creating a project where they've instrumented classic Atari games to post high scores on the internet, with a website 'lobby' where you can sign up to play games online with others.

Totally love mine, and which I had a bigger house so I could have an Apple II and a C64 and get the Fujinet for those platforms as well :)