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  • Process on FEPs

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    André Menrath

    FEP-8a8e is currently having a final round of refinements and improvements based on the implementation progress by , , and . After that the plan is to mark it as FINAL. Currently two additional FEPs are being drafted. First drafts will be shared publicly at latest in about a month.

  • Recurring Events in Federation

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    André Menrath

    Just a short update to let you know things are still moving forward! The last months have been used to gain insight how and to which extend recurring events and series of events (as well as related events in general) might work in federation and be of benefit. This has involved a lot of exploration, design iteration, and discussions with people who are building or operating in this space. More interviews are planned to deepen this understanding further. If you want to have a chat about this, too, you’re welcome. Before a first version (Fediverse Enhancement Proposal) is drafted…

  • Mastodon adds support for updates of Event objects

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    André Menrath

    I got ask this question a hundred times (as an Mastodon admin, workshop leader, or “Fediverse-mentor”). “Somethings wrong: why is Mastodon not showing my updated event?” The answer was simple. Mastodon did not support updates to Event objects or any other objects that it does not natively support, but are converted to a note/status, such as Article. It will soon, though. The code was finally merged into the main branch yesterday. The main reason was that “Mastodon does pretty arbitrary processing steps to the article before storing it in the database, and those steps are subject to change; if those…

  • Summer/Autumn 2025: Little coding, but lots of socializing and planning

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    André Menrath

    At the first October weekend I (@linos) was attending the Berlin FediDay 2025. It was a meetup of the Berlin and German community, developers of Fediverse applications, and representatives of German speaking media institutions. It was great to see old friends again and meet some online contacts for the first time. We were discussing the future and the role of the Fediverse, which was super motivating. Two weeks later, I travelled to Sofia, Bulgaria, to attend this year’s OpenFest, give a talk and lead a workshop on how the Fediverse can help announce and discover events. Unfortunately, the talk…

  • Interoperability of Events in the Fediverse

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    André Menrath

    Hooray! It is now official: We have been granted funding by NLnet to support the realisation the vision we outlined in our last post. Events are at the heart of social life and deserve to be treated accordingly in the Fediverse. […] In addition, we will also investigate the Fediverse Auxiliary Service Provider Specifications (FASPs) for discoverability and filtering of public events.

  • The Work Continues: What’s Next

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    André Menrath

    Details will follow soon — but the work on events in the is far from complete. Key upcoming milestones include: Additional updates and technical details will be shared soon. Input, testing, and collaboration from interested parties are always welcome. Or if you know any conferences we should attend, let us know.