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   • Owncast

   The Fediverse has its own Twitch-style livestreaming platform called OwnCast:

   ➡️ @owncast

   You can find out more from its official website at https://owncast.online

   Because it's part of the Fediverse, you can follow OwnCast accounts from Mastodon etc, and when they go live you will see a post in your timeline to let you know.

   For example, the RetroStrangeTV livestream can be viewed at:

   ➡️ https://live.retrostrange.com

   ...and it can be followed at:

   ➡️ @rstv

   #Fediverse #OwnCast

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     • Bojan Land 🥷🇺🇦🇷🇸🦖❤️

     @bojanland @owncast

     Seems a bit harsh to focus on the name?

     They've spent years building this platform and provided it free to the world with a libre licence :)

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     Bojan Land 🥷🇺🇦🇷🇸🦖❤️ (bojanland@mastodon.online)'s status on Monday, 24-Jul-2023 02:12:55 JST Bojan Land 🥷🇺🇦🇷🇸🦖❤️

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     @feditips @owncast @rstv I find the name "owncast" rather a turn off, it seems dumb and lame. I want a more creative name, one that strikes me as someone having put in the effort to name it in a cool futuristic and open manner.

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     Phegan (phegan@mstdn.social)'s status on Monday, 24-Jul-2023 10:07:24 JST Phegan

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     @feditips @owncast @rstv thanks for the tip! I've been using both Owncast and mastodon, it's good to know I can link and mention between them

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     • Isla :verifiedpikachu:

     @isla

     Two main differences: chat and membership.

     CHAT

     PeerTube's live streaming was originally launched without chat and introduced later as an optional plugin later. PeerTube is mainly meant as a YouTube alternative, livestreaming is a side thing.

     OwnCast was built as a Twitch alternative and the built-in chat is much better, with options for verifying your identity.

     MEMBERSHIP

     PeerTube allows other people to join a server, OwnCast is currently just for self-hosting by individuals.

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     @feditips Can you make (or link) a guide to the differences between OwnCast and PeerTube’s Live feature?

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     • Bojan Land 🥷🇺🇦🇷🇸🦖❤️
     • Austin Nunn :c10:🏳️‍🌈🏁:wa:

     @austincnunn @bojanland @owncast

     I don't think OwnCast is offensive to anyone? It's just a neutral name. (shrug)

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     Austin Nunn :c10:🏳️‍🌈🏁:wa: (austincnunn@weird.autos)'s status on Monday, 24-Jul-2023 17:12:44 JST Austin Nunn :c10:🏳️‍🌈🏁:wa:

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     • Bojan Land 🥷🇺🇦🇷🇸🦖❤️

     @feditips @bojanland @owncast You say that, but then you have open-source software popping up with names like "GIMP" and "Czkawka".

     If there's one thing that open-source devs generally suck at doing, it's naming their project.

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     • Aral Balkan
     • Yannick

     @yannickdoteu

     I think @aral's livestream is at @fedi

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     @feditips @owncast @rstv

     @aral where can we follow your livestreams?

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     • Jnktn

     p.s. If you want more OwnCast streams to follow:

     @hamishtpb - Chat, music, gaming and fun

     @hatnix - Livestreaming Linux games, alternate streams in English and German

     @fedi - Regular streams by the Small Technology Foundation, a small tech company trying to make the internet more humane

     @jnktn_tv - Regular music sets by live DJs