This is important to note, but the thing to understand with Eugen and his trademark is that if you call your fork anything other than "Mastodon" he can't do shit, as his software is GPL licensed. Or just use Pleroma/Misskey/any of it's forks.
https://universeodon.com/@vyr/110129781588060940
https://universeodon.com/@vyr/110129781588060940
Also if you run an instance called Mastodon or with it in the title and move to a competing software Eugen will be angry, this happened with the one tech mastodon server.
lol didn’t that run Pleroma, which was what pissed him off?
Yep, the thing with Eugen is he wants to be the CEO of the Mastodon Network (tm).
The good thing is calling it the Mastodon Network deflects flak from us, which means that it throws off people writing hit pieces like the famous "Mastodon pedo" article.
The good thing is calling it the Mastodon Network deflects flak from us, which means that it throws off people writing hit pieces like the famous "Mastodon pedo" article.
