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 What is Mastodon?
-    Two types of interfaces: Basic one and extended one like Tweetdeck
+Two types of interfaces: Basic one and extended one like Tweetdeck
+Local timeline shows posts by ppl from your local instance
-    Local timeline
+for themed instances this timeline will be mostly about the theme then
+federated shows "known" ppl:
-    shows posts by ppl from your local instance
+ppl that other follow, boost or searched for
+search
-    for themed instances this timeline will be mostly about the theme then
+you can use hashtags
+you can search for @<username>@<domain> even across services like @foo@open.audio for following an account of funkwhale on mastodon
-    federated
+profile
+top left corner shows indication whether user is already following you
-    shows "known" ppl:
+notifications
+settings (top right corner)
-    ppl that other follow, boost or searched for
+display categories: Differs between replies, favs, boosts, reminders, ppl follow you
+user preferences
-    search
+tip: not crop images (cropped by default)
+normally just shows a part of the image in the home timeline
-    you can use hashtags
+advanced interface
+multiple columns like on tweetdeck
-    you can search for @<username>@<domain> even across services like @foo@open.audio for following an account of funkwhale on mastodon
+you can "pin" new columns
+you can also combine multiple hashtags together in one column
-    profile
+in v4 of mastodon: you can follow hashtags
-    top left corner shows indication whether user is already following you
-    notifications
-    settings (top right corner)
-    display categories: Differs between replies, favs, boosts, reminders, ppl follow you
-    user preferences
-    tip: not crop images (cropped by default)
-    normally just shows a part of the image in the home timeline
-    advanced interface
-    multiple columns like on tweetdeck
-    you can "pin" new columns
-    you can also combine multiple hashtags together in one column
-    in v4 of mastodon: you can follow hashtags
 What is the Fediverse?
-    joinfediverse.wiki/Beginners_Fedi_Workshop
+lemmy: like reddit
+friendica: like facebook
-    lemmy: like reddit
+peertube: youtube
+pixelfed: instagram
-    friendica: like facebook
+funkwhale: soundcloud
+bookwyrm: goodreads
-    peertube: youtube
+writefreely: simple blog
+wordpress: can be made "fediverse-compatible" by plugin
-    pixelfed: instagram
+all fediverse systems and instances can communicate via a common protocol called ActivityPub
+look & feel of posts from the different services don't differ in the UI of mastodon for example
-    funkwhale: soundcloud
-    bookwyrm: goodreads
-    writefreely: simple blog
-    wordpress: can be made "fediverse-compatible" by plugin
-    all fediverse systems and instances can communicate via a common protocol called ActivityPub
-    look & feel of posts from the different services don't differ in the UI of mastodon for example
-Funkwhale
-    One instance for example is open.audio
-    you can browse by hashtags, albums, artists, playlists
-    only for license-free audio
-    upload
-    publish work in channel
-    channel
-    series
-    license (only cc0 or cc)
-    there are apps available that are compatible with funkwhale