Eugen Rochko odstupuje z pozice ředitele a převádí Mastodon na neziskovou organizaci - Root.cz Eugen Rochko, zakladatel a generální ředitel společnosti Mastodon gGmbH, oznámil svou rezignaci. Tento krok je součástí širší transformace organizace na…

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Original post on social.cologne

Nach langer Vorbereitung: #Mastodon kann jetzt lange geforderte "Quote Posts"

Als er Mastodon gegründet hat, war Erfinder #EugenRochko gegen die Zitierfunktion. Später hat sich seine Meinung geändert und ein Update führt sie jetzt ein […]

My next chapter with Mastodon After nearly 10 years, I am stepping down as the CEO of Mastodon and transferring my ownership of the trademark and other assets to the Mastodon non-profit. Over the course of my time at Mastodon, I have centered myself less and less in our outward communications, and to some degree, this is the culmination of that trend. Mastodon is bigger than me, and though the technology we develop on is itself decentralized—with heaps of alternative fediverse projects demonstrating that participation in this ecosystem is possible without our involvement—it benefits our community to ensure that the project itself which so many people have come to love and depend on remains true to its values. There are too many examples of founder egos sabotaging thriving communities, and while I’d like to think myself an exception, I understand why people would prefer better guardrails. * * * But it would be uncouth for me to pretend that there isn’t some self-interest involved. Being in charge of a social media project is, turns out, quite the stressful endeavour, and I don’t have the right personality for it. I think I need not elaborate that the passion so many feel for social media does not always manifest in healthy ways. You are to be compared with tech billionaires, with their immense wealth and layered support systems, but with none of the money or resources. It manifests in what people expect of you, and how people talk about you. I remember somebody jokingly suggesting that I challenge Elon Musk to a fight (this was during his and Mark Zuckerberg’s martial arts feud), and quietly thinking to myself, I am literally not paid enough for that. I remember also, some Spanish newspaper article that for some reason, concluded that I don’t dress as fashionably as Jeff Bezos, based on the extremely sparse number of pictures of myself I have shared on the web. Over an entire decade, these tiny things chip away at you slowly. Some things chip faster. I steer clear of showing vulnerability online, but there was a particularly bad interaction with a user last summer that made me realise that I need to take a step back and find a healthier relationship with the project, ultimately serving as the impetus to begin this restructuring process. As for what the legacy of my run will be, I find hard to answer. For one, I think it is not up for me to judge. On the other hand, it is as much about what didn’t happen as it is about what did. I’ve always thought that one of the most important responsibilities I had was to say “no”. It is not a popular thing to do, nor is it a fun thing to do, but being pulled into too many different directions at once can spell disaster for any project. I’d like to think I avoided some trouble by being careful. But I’m also aware that my aversion to public appearances cost Mastodon some opportunities in publicity. Ultimately, while I cannot take sole credit for it, I am nevertheless most proud of how far we’ve made it over these last 10 years. From the most barebones project written out of my childhood bedroom, to one of the last remaining and thriving pieces of the original, community-centred internet. I have so much passion for Mastodon and the fediverse. The fediverse is an island within an increasingly dystopian capitalist hellscape. And from my perspective, Mastodon is our best shot at bringing this vision of a better future to the masses. This is why I’m sticking around, albeit in a more advisory, and less public, role.

My biggest respect to @Gargron for his work on Mastodon and this step for stepping down:
"Mastodon is bigger than me"

Thank you <3

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#mastodon #fediverse #gargron #eugenrochko

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Mastodon soll künftig von einer gemeinnützigen Organisation nach belgischem Recht entwickelt werden. Zudem tritt Eugen Rochko ab, verlässt Mastodon aber nicht
Der Gründer und Chef des Kurznachrichtendiensts Mastodon tritt als Geschäftsführer ab und bekommt für seine bisherige Arbeit eine […]

My next chapter with Mastodon Reflections on my time leading Mastodon and what's to come next.

My next chapter with Mastodon

#EugenRochko #mastodon #fediverse

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"After nearly 10 years, I am stepping down as the CEO of Mastodon and transferring my ownership of the trademark and other assets to the Mastodon non-profit. "

Original post on troet.cafe

Als er Mastodon gegründet hat, war Erfinder Eugen Rochko gegen die Zitierfunktion. Später hat sich seine Meinung geändert und ein Update führt sie jetzt ein
- Version 4.5 freigegeben, damit können auf dem Kurznachrichtendienst - nun andere Beiträge zitiert werden
soll Mastodon nun außerdem […]

Original post on troet.cafe

Dieser Beitrag troet.cafe/@padeluun@digitalcourage... hat (inklusive Antworten) mich erkennen lassen, dass ich die Struktur von Mastodon/Fediverse noch immer nicht ganz verstanden habe. Man hat sich (mit Recht? - ich weiß es nicht) über die Person hinter mastodon […]

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@newyorktimes's veteran tech reporter John Markoff interviewed some of #TeamFediverse including @Gargron, @reckless1280 and our CEO @mike for a feature on the rise of decentralized social media. “It goes back to the original principles where the internet started out as decentralized,” Eugen […]

#EugenRochko, der #Gründer von #Mastodon, plant, die Markenrechte und Vermögenswerte der Plattform sowie das Urheberrecht an seinem Code an eine Mastodon #NonProfitOrganisation zu übertragen. » eicker.TV

Mastodon diventa no-profit: rivoluzione in arrivo
#Mastodon #NoProfit #EugenRochko #SocialMedia #SocialNetwork
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Mastodon’s CEO and creator is handing control to a new nonprofit organization Mastodon says the decentralized network ‘should not be owned or controlled by a single individual.’

#Mastodon #Rochko #EugenRochko #Decentralized #Zuckerberg #Meta #Facebook #Threads #Instagram #WhatsApp #Musk #X #Twitter #Trump #MAGA #Project2025 #HeritageFoundation #IDU #InternationalDemocracyUnion

Mastodon will soon be owned by a nonprofit entity.

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Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko announces plans to transfer ownership to a new non-profit, stating, "Mastodon should not be owned or controlled by a single individual." #Mastodon #Decentralization #NonProfit #OpenSource #SocialMedia #TechNews #EugenRochko

💡 Mastodon diventa un’entità non profit

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