Convener: Freddie Johnson (@freddiej@newsmast.social), Saskia Welch (@saskia@newsmast.social)

Participants who chose to record their names here:

• Damon (@damon@social.wedistribute.org)
• Seth (@pch@s3th.me)
• Andy (@andypiper@macaw.social)
• Jon (@jdp23@blahaj.zone and @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange)
• DrImplausible (@drimplausible@mastodon.online)
• Jaz-Michael King (@jaz@mastodon.iftas.org)
• Kirsten Lambertsen (@mizkirsten@mastodon.social)
• Caesar Schinas (@caesar@indieweb.social)

Tags / links to resources / technology discussed, related to this session:

• Website: https://channel.org
• Live site: https://home.channel.org
• Foundation: https://www.newsmastfoundation.org

Notes

Here’s our Press Pack for anyone interested: includes the slides shown here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AAVYDBO3O8sW7Opy39TpJboQ6l8CoEAp?usp=sharing

• Newsmast is the main product.
• Now introducing Patchwork and Channel.org.
• Looking to work together with people in the Fediverse.
• Looking to have channels within a server.
• Fediverse is not the easiest to build in and maintain. Looking to make it easier.
• Fediverse and social web can grow in a respectful way.
• Social Web is beneficial for civil society and vice versa.
• Baby steps for new actors to join.
• Seth: One click installs would be awesome.
• Managed hosting is easier.
• Jaz-Michael: Offering Managed Hosting? Patchworked servers????
• Patchwork.host <– Maybe?
• Very cool.
• Interest from https://tube.io <– value add for hosting situation.