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@evan<\/a> <\/p>

So that's a completely different question.<\/p>

If you're *applying* to be a volunteer maintainer *on an existing project you do not own*, then obviously, there will be expectations set by the existing community, which will be different for every single project.<\/p>

For reference: I write primarily OSS software, but I do it professionally. So, naturally, my employer sets the expectations for my contribution.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-14:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/tess\/statuses\/116054788488908761","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/tess\/statuses\/116054788488908761","objectType":"note","content":"

@evan<\/a> <\/p>

So that's a completely different question.<\/p>

If you're *applying* to be a volunteer maintainer *on an existing project you do not own*, then obviously, there will be expectations set by the existing community, which will be different for every single project.<\/p>

For reference: I write primarily OSS software, but I do it professionally. So, naturally, my employer sets the expectations for my contribution.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@tess\/116054788488908761","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/cosocial.ca\/users\/evan"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-02-11:objectType=thread:nonce=e0133cacb2b1ffb0","notice_info":{"local_id":"12106708","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-02-12T00:27:24+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@tess\/116054788488908761"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/tess","displayName":"Dana Fried","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-original-tmp20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-96-20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-48-20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-24-20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"41309"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-96-20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Software wizard. Gym rat. Mom. Gamer.(Public account; feel free to request to follow but you must have a profile and posts I can see.)","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@tess","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"tess","displayName":"Dana Fried","note":"Software wizard. Gym rat. Mom. Gamer.(Public account; feel free to request to follow but you must have a profile and posts I can see.)"}},"content":"

@evan<\/a> <\/p>

And this is where I differ:<\/p>

\"the question is a practical one for Open Source volunteers\"<\/p>

No, it is a practical one for established OSS projects, or those looking to take on volunteer maintainers.<\/p>

The community sets the standard, not the individual.<\/p>

The individual can choose to abide by the standards of the community or not, and there may or may not be consequences within the community.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-14:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/tess\/statuses\/116054796121693191","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/tess\/statuses\/116054796121693191","objectType":"note","content":"

@evan<\/a> <\/p>

And this is where I differ:<\/p>

\"the question is a practical one for Open Source volunteers\"<\/p>

No, it is a practical one for established OSS projects, or those looking to take on volunteer maintainers.<\/p>

The community sets the standard, not the individual.<\/p>

The individual can choose to abide by the standards of the community or not, and there may or may not be consequences within the community.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@tess\/116054796121693191","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/tess\/statuses\/116054788488908761","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@tess\/116054788488908761"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/cosocial.ca\/users\/evan"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-02-11:objectType=thread:nonce=e0133cacb2b1ffb0","notice_info":{"local_id":"12106709","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-02-12T00:27:23+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@tess\/116054796121693191"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/tess","displayName":"Dana Fried","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-original-tmp20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-96-20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-48-20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-24-20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"41309"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-96-20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Software wizard. Gym rat. Mom. Gamer.(Public account; feel free to request to follow but you must have a profile and posts I can see.)","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@tess","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"tess","displayName":"Dana Fried","note":"Software wizard. Gym rat. Mom. Gamer.(Public account; feel free to request to follow but you must have a profile and posts I can see.)"}},"content":"

@evan<\/a><\/p>

Say I have a moment in my life when I have a bunch of free time and I create something cool and put it on github.<\/p>

Say a bunch of people think this is awesome and add it as a dependency for their projects. Maybe a few bigcorps decide to use it.<\/p>

Then say I get a different job, or have kids, or get sick, or just get bored or tired.<\/p>

And now everyone is emailing me, \"when are you gonna fix X?\"<\/p>

My response is either gonna be \"tough luck\" or \"pay me\".<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-14:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/tess\/statuses\/116054775463381484","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/tess\/statuses\/116054775463381484","objectType":"note","content":"

@evan<\/a><\/p>

Say I have a moment in my life when I have a bunch of free time and I create something cool and put it on github.<\/p>

Say a bunch of people think this is awesome and add it as a dependency for their projects. Maybe a few bigcorps decide to use it.<\/p>

Then say I get a different job, or have kids, or get sick, or just get bored or tired.<\/p>

And now everyone is emailing me, \"when are you gonna fix X?\"<\/p>

My response is either gonna be \"tough luck\" or \"pay me\".<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@tess\/116054775463381484","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/tess\/statuses\/116054760435418954","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@tess\/116054760435418954"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/cosocial.ca\/users\/evan"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-02-11:objectType=thread:nonce=e0133cacb2b1ffb0","notice_info":{"local_id":"12106678","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-02-12T00:21:47+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@tess\/116054775463381484"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/tess","displayName":"Dana Fried","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-original-tmp20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-96-20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-48-20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-24-20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"41309"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-96-20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Software wizard. Gym rat. Mom. Gamer.(Public account; feel free to request to follow but you must have a profile and posts I can see.)","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@tess","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"tess","displayName":"Dana Fried","note":"Software wizard. Gym rat. Mom. Gamer.(Public account; feel free to request to follow but you must have a profile and posts I can see.)"}},"content":"

@evan<\/a> I'm genuinely confused as to what the question is.<\/p>

Is it about taking credit as a maintainer?<\/p>

Is it about being counted among other maintainers who contribute more time?<\/p>

Is it about when to deem a project unmaintained?<\/p>

Is it about when to donate vs. volunteer vs. fork?<\/p>

Is it about something else?<\/p>

There is no craft. We are not union; we do not have a trade association or certification board. We're just people who write code and put it online.<\/p>

Nobody is obliged to work for free.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-14:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/tess\/statuses\/116054760435418954","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/tess\/statuses\/116054760435418954","objectType":"note","content":"

@evan<\/a> I'm genuinely confused as to what the question is.<\/p>

Is it about taking credit as a maintainer?<\/p>

Is it about being counted among other maintainers who contribute more time?<\/p>

Is it about when to deem a project unmaintained?<\/p>

Is it about when to donate vs. volunteer vs. fork?<\/p>

Is it about something else?<\/p>

There is no craft. We are not union; we do not have a trade association or certification board. We're just people who write code and put it online.<\/p>

Nobody is obliged to work for free.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@tess\/116054760435418954","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/cosocial.ca\/users\/evan"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-02-11:objectType=thread:nonce=e0133cacb2b1ffb0","notice_info":{"local_id":"12106649","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-02-12T00:16:42+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@tess\/116054760435418954"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/benpate","displayName":"Ben Pate \ud83e\udd18\ud83c\udffb","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/101739-original-tmp20230226043404.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":275,"height":275},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/101739-96-20230226043404.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/101739-48-20230226043404.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/101739-24-20230226043404.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"101739"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/101739-96-20230226043404.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Howdy! I'm the nerd who's building #Emissary - an ActivityPub server for building custom social applications on the Fediverse.My first app on this platform is a music sharing server for indie bands, called #Bandwagon. And now I'm also working on #Atlas, a social mapping server for adding Federated annotations to places in the real world.If you'd like to talk about any of my projects, feel free to DM me here, or on Signal (@benpate.5280)\u2042","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@benpate","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"benpate","displayName":"Ben Pate \ud83e\udd18\ud83c\udffb","note":"Howdy! I'm the nerd who's building #Emissary - an ActivityPub server for building custom social applications on the Fediverse.My first app on this platform is a music sharing server for indie bands, called #Bandwagon. And now I'm also working on #Atlas, a social mapping server for adding Federated annotations to places in the real world.If you'd like to talk about any of my projects, feel free to DM me here, or on Signal (@benpate.5280)\u2042"}},"content":"

@evan<\/a> @tess<\/a> <\/p>

I wish I had a hard number on what I though it'd take \"to be a maintainer\"<\/p>

\"It depends\" *feels* like a cop out, but:<\/p>

- Is the code stable & well written?
- Or is it spaghetti code that just mostly runs?
- Is it a niche app? Or super-popular that everyone uses?
- Or does Russia *really* want data off one of your servers?<\/p>

The curve could easily go from negligible (0-5 hrs\/week) to being 60 hrs+ for months<\/p>

My work is 30-40hrs\/week, but I'm still greenfield, not maintaining, sooo \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffc\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-14:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/benpate\/statuses\/116054566322704419","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/benpate\/statuses\/116054566322704419","objectType":"note","content":"

@evan<\/a> @tess<\/a> <\/p>

I wish I had a hard number on what I though it'd take \"to be a maintainer\"<\/p>

\"It depends\" *feels* like a cop out, but:<\/p>

- Is the code stable & well written?
- Or is it spaghetti code that just mostly runs?
- Is it a niche app? Or super-popular that everyone uses?
- Or does Russia *really* want data off one of your servers?<\/p>

The curve could easily go from negligible (0-5 hrs\/week) to being 60 hrs+ for months<\/p>

My work is 30-40hrs\/week, but I'm still greenfield, not maintaining, sooo \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffc\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@benpate\/116054566322704419","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/tess"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/cosocial.ca\/users\/evan"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-02-11:objectType=thread:nonce=e0133cacb2b1ffb0","notice_info":{"local_id":"12106490","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-02-11T23:47:44+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@benpate\/116054566322704419"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/tess","displayName":"Dana Fried","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-original-tmp20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-96-20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-48-20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-24-20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"41309"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-96-20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Software wizard. Gym rat. Mom. Gamer.(Public account; feel free to request to follow but you must have a profile and posts I can see.)","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@tess","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"tess","displayName":"Dana Fried","note":"Software wizard. Gym rat. Mom. Gamer.(Public account; feel free to request to follow but you must have a profile and posts I can see.)"}},"content":"

@evan<\/a> if you're asking how much time you would have to spend to be able to *call yourself* a maintainer, the answer is probably \"more than a random sample of your software's users\".<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-14:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/tess\/statuses\/116054577790758720","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/tess\/statuses\/116054577790758720","objectType":"note","content":"

@evan<\/a> if you're asking how much time you would have to spend to be able to *call yourself* a maintainer, the answer is probably \"more than a random sample of your software's users\".<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@tess\/116054577790758720","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/tess\/statuses\/116054560368549047","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@tess\/116054560368549047"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/cosocial.ca\/users\/evan"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-02-11:objectType=thread:nonce=e0133cacb2b1ffb0","notice_info":{"local_id":"12106447","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-02-11T23:41:47+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@tess\/116054577790758720"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/tess","displayName":"Dana Fried","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-original-tmp20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-96-20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-48-20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-24-20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"41309"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-96-20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Software wizard. Gym rat. Mom. Gamer.(Public account; feel free to request to follow but you must have a profile and posts I can see.)","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@tess","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"tess","displayName":"Dana Fried","note":"Software wizard. Gym rat. Mom. Gamer.(Public account; feel free to request to follow but you must have a profile and posts I can see.)"}},"content":"

@evan<\/a> I'm not entitled to anyone else's time or attention.<\/p>

If I felt a project was not sufficiently maintained for my use case I would simply not use it.<\/p>

What that threshold is has more to do with complexity, known bugs, etc.<\/p>

But if I download some code someone wrote and put online for free, the author has no obligation to me, nor do I think they should.<\/p>

If it mattered so much to me, I could offer to help - or fork the project.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-14:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/tess\/statuses\/116054560368549047","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/tess\/statuses\/116054560368549047","objectType":"note","content":"

@evan<\/a> I'm not entitled to anyone else's time or attention.<\/p>

If I felt a project was not sufficiently maintained for my use case I would simply not use it.<\/p>

What that threshold is has more to do with complexity, known bugs, etc.<\/p>

But if I download some code someone wrote and put online for free, the author has no obligation to me, nor do I think they should.<\/p>

If it mattered so much to me, I could offer to help - or fork the project.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@tess\/116054560368549047","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/cosocial.ca\/users\/evan"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-02-11:objectType=thread:nonce=e0133cacb2b1ffb0","notice_info":{"local_id":"12106445","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-02-11T23:41:47+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@tess\/116054560368549047"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/tess","displayName":"Dana Fried","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-original-tmp20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-96-20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-48-20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-24-20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"41309"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/41309-96-20221127154224.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Software wizard. Gym rat. Mom. Gamer.(Public account; feel free to request to follow but you must have a profile and posts I can see.)","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@tess","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"tess","displayName":"Dana Fried","note":"Software wizard. Gym rat. Mom. Gamer.(Public account; feel free to request to follow but you must have a profile and posts I can see.)"}},"content":"

@evan<\/a> zero<\/p>

They may spend as much as they like, of course, but they are under zero moral or ethical obligation.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-14:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/tess\/statuses\/116054519738108472","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/tess\/statuses\/116054519738108472","objectType":"note","content":"

@evan<\/a> zero<\/p>

They may spend as much as they like, of course, but they are under zero moral or ethical obligation.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@tess\/116054519738108472","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/cosocial.ca\/users\/evan"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-02-11:objectType=thread:nonce=e0133cacb2b1ffb0","notice_info":{"local_id":"12106310","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-02-11T23:16:34+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@tess\/116054519738108472"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/6146405","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}