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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
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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 :)
bojanland
@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.
Phegan
@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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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.
Isla :verifiedpikachu:
@feditips Can you make (or link) a guide to the differences between OwnCast and PeerTube’s Live feature?
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@austincnunn @bojanland @owncast
I don't think OwnCast is offensive to anyone? It's just a neutral name. (shrug)
Austin Nunn :c10:🏳️🌈🏁:wa:
@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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Yannick
@aral where can we follow your livestreams?
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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
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