ME:: Ben, this sounds great, how can I help support this? Ben Werdmuller:: If I started fresh...a private-by-default, federated platform designed for groups that already know each other or are actively building trust
Discovered: Oct 12, 2025 16:15 (UTC)ME:: Ben, this sounds great, how can I help support this? Ben Werdmuller:: If I started fresh…a private-by-default, federated platform designed for groups that already know each other or are actively building trust <–
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- Read the whole thing: If I started fresh
By not releasing an open source project at first, the business has a chance to seed the culture of the platform. It can provide the resources, support, and vigilance needed to make sure the space is inclusive, respectful, and safe. Once the platform has matured and there are thriving, healthy communities, that’s when we can release a reference codebase — not as a symbolic gesture, but as a foundation others can build on without compromise. That moment would come once the platform has proven its core use case, the community culture is thriving, and the financial base is strong enough to support long-term governance.
In the meantime, because it’s all based on open social web protocols, other developers could have been building their own participating open source community platforms, dashboards, and libraries.