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How integrated is the Fediverse?
We recently tried out WriteFreely. It is advertised as blogging with Fediverse integration.
Subscription worked, but discussion did not. Replies to blog posts are apparently ignored by WriteFreely. So mastodon users don't get to see each others replies to WriteFreely posts.
More generally: Which Fediverse software supports which Fediverse features? Details would be valuable.
@feditips - does that sound like something you'd like to research and publish?
It varies from one Fedi server type to another: some are very tightly integrated to the point where you can't tell whether someone is on one or the other. For example Friendica and Mastodon allow posting and following in both directions, so you can have a discussion between Masto and Friendica accounts where there are no visible differences.
Others are sort of one-directional, for example Mastodon accounts can take part in PeerTube comments threads and follow PeerTube accounts, but PeerTube accounts cannot take part in Mastodon discussion threads or follow Mastodon accounts. (And of course PeerTube accounts can post peer-to-peer videos while Mastodon accounts cannot.)
The best person to discuss WriteFreely's level of integration is the developer @matt
"...some are very tightly integrated..." [with Fediverse] while "...others are sort of one-directional...".
Exactly.
At this point, I'm not discussing (with, e.g., @matt) the deficiencies (or choices?) of individual pieces of software. I'm looking for info on this for many such pieces.
For me, your already excellent list "What other kinds of servers are on the Fediverse?" would be even more useful with "level of integration" info.
This is a suggestion. Your list, of course.
I'm trying to keep the "basics" part of the site simple, while those who want more in-depth details about specific Fedi server types can look at the "beyond mastodon" section lower down the page.
Roughly speaking, the lower down the contents page you go the more complex the information.
I would definitely call these choices rather than deficiencies. The more features you add to software, the more resources it takes to maintain and design. Also, some developers might want to keep their software as focused as possible. I don't think PeerTube was ever meant to be for microblogging, for example.