#compostingthemess — Public Fediverse posts
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Why good faith is a technical requirement for #FOSS
If you’ve spent years in #FOSS, you’ve likely developed a strong allergy to vague political language. You care about licenses, reproducibility, governance models, and whether something actually runs. Good. That discipline is why free software exists at all. But here’s the uncomfortable question, what if the biggest blocker to the #openweb right now isn’t technical debt - but social debt? And what if “good faith” is not a moral nicety, but a core infrastructure requirement? The […]https://hamishcampbell.com/why-good-faith-is-a-technical-requirement-for-foss/
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In a world tangled in #mainstreaming noise and digital enclosures the #OMN is a tool to compost the rot and nurture new growth. It’s not just about building tech; it’s about building trust, collective power, and vibrant grassroots communities.
The mess we face is real. Years of bad faith, disempowerment, and corporate gatekeeping have left people burnt out, isolated, and cynical. But what if we could turn that decay into rich soil? What if we could shovel through the wreckage, expose the rot to air and light, and use it to grow something wild and beautiful?
OMN is that shovel. A simple set of tools, publish, subscribe, moderate, rollback, edit, that lets people reclaim control over their digital lives. It’s a #DIY, trust-based, human-moderated space where communities can shape their own narratives, free from the manipulation of #dotcons. It’s messy, it’s organic, and it works.
The path won’t be easy. When we push back against #mainstreaming, bad faith will come at us. But our good faith, our care for each other, our belief in collective power, is both our shield and our guiding light. OMN isn’t just a platform; it’s a shared practice of making and remaking the world together, learning from past movements, and carrying forward what works.
This is an invitation. To pick up the shovel. To join a crew willing to do the hard work of turning shit into soil. To build a resilient, people-powered network where ideas can sprout, grow, and intertwine into a thriving ecosystem of change and challenge.
Let’s make history, not as a monument to what was, but as a living, breathing forest of what could be.