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@ClaysonMonyela Oops. My bad. You don't count as "SA government". Still, my point stands. :-)

@ClaysonMonyela Question: Why does the SA government continue to maintain a presence on a platform run by someone who hates us? You know he effectively earns money every time someone comes to check your post and sees an ad? Mastodon is a better platform for governments: joinmastodon.org/servers

.@elonmusk watching the more than 600 USA companies investing more in 🇿🇦, complying with #SouthAfrican laws & thriving. Zero drama!!

The days of the big FOSS projects (LibeOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird, etc) using proprietary, for-profit social networks for their primary accounts is coming to an end. Those places just don't fit the ethos of FOSS projects, and FOSS networks are starting to come into their own.

@Alexand47741635 @LibreOffice If you have an account on *any* Mastodon server, you can follow LibreOffice. You don't need to log on to fosstodon. Just log into your regular Mastodon server, and enter "@libreoffice@fosstodon.org" into the search bar.

@LibreOffice how do i log into fosstodon? My account is Mastodon.

Hello, world! 👋 From now on, Mastodon is our preferred social media channel. It's an open source, decentralised platform – not controlled by tech giants. Follow us here: @libreoffice" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">fosstodon.org/@libreoffice

@LibreOffice @SergeInCT @bsky Oh well, then, no need to bridge! :-D

@GrahamDowns @SergeInCT @bsky We've also been on Bluesky for nearly two years now 😉

Popular servers are at joinmastodon.org/servers, but there are literally thousands of others, so if you can't find one that speaks to you there, Google "Mastodon server for xyz".

The concept of Mastodon is very simple: pick a server to join, and follow anyone on any other server. But time and time again, we hear how this concept is one that people struggle to understand.

@Freakbeats_cast @LibreOffice Communist? I suppose you could make a case for it being socialist, or at least socialist-leaning. But by that definition, so is LibreOffice, seeing as they're supported exclusively by donations from the community. But communist?

@LibreOffice But Mastodon is communist

@MiguelRotolo @LibreOffice Or join a different server. Visit joinmastodon.org/servers, and pick one that feels right for you. Once you've joined, enter "@libreoffice@fosstodon.org" into the search box of that server. :-)

@LibreOffice Ok! But I need an invite for @fosstodon

@djdizzybobo @LibreOffice @ProtonPrivacy They're there already: @protonprivacy@mastodon.social :-)

@LibreOffice @ProtonPrivacy maybe you should consider to move to mastodon too

@SwitchedToLinux @LibreOffice Fosstodon is just one server in the Mastodon network, though. Visit joinmastodon.org/servers, and pick one that feels right for you. Once you've joined, enter "@libreoffice@fosstodon.org" into the search box of that server. :-)

@LibreOffice Fosstodon is too political. They will ban you if you say things they do not like.

@MLSconstitution @LibreOffice That particular server happens to be invite only, but that particular server doesn't constitute the whole of Mastodon. Visit joinmastodon.org/servers, and pick one that's right for you. Once you've joined, enter "@libreoffice@fosstodon.org" into the search box of that server. :-)

@LibreOffice too bad it's invite-only

@SergeInCT @LibreOffice @bsky So basically, we need to ask @LibreOffice to do that if they haven't already, and then you'll be able to find them on Bluesky :-)

@SergeInCT @LibreOffice From your Mastodon account, follow @bsky.brid.gy@bsky.brid.gy. They'll create a Bluesky account on your behalf, and start cross-posting all your toots to BS. People on BS can follow the bridge on the other end (via a BS account), which enables full two-way interaction. :)

@SSwry24085 @LibreOffice Visit joinmastodon.org/servers, and pick one that feels right for you. Once you've joined, enter "@libreoffice@fosstodon.org" into the search box of that server. :-)

@LibreOffice How that mastodon thing work ? What community is there ? Continue the good work and please add more support to right to left languages

@msfatherfigure @LibreOffice There's a Fediverse <-> Bluesky bridge. If @LibreOffice follows it from their Mastodon account, you'll be able to see their posts on Bluesky as easily as if they were a native user. :-)

@LibreOffice hey libre! please make a mirror to bluesky aswell

@PenguinCityMx @LibreOffice Visit joinmastodon.org/servers and pick one to join (most don't require an invitation). Once signed up, enter "@libreoffice@fosstodon.org" into your server's search box. :)

@LibreOffice Why you invited people to join a social media platform that needs invitation to suscribe? It has no sense.