this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2023
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Every time a big company gets into an open source space, they try to take it over. Hopefully everybody in the fediverse recognizes that.
So hold on, is this an open source space, a protocol or "like email"? Which of the poor analogies people use to convey excitiement about AcitivityPub are supposed to apply here?
Because, you know, Google got into the Linux space, into email and into open source software and it seems those survived the experience.
Try to start up your own independent email server instead of going with one of the largest providers. You will never be able to message anyone on Gmail.
Very much not true. All I've really had to do was create an SPF entry in my DNS and setup DKIM. Once that was done, it was okay.
The guys I regularly exchange email with have had no issues getting mail from my server.