Mastodon v1.4.3 (Patreon)
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Hey folks! Another release. Bringing you highly requested features like:
- Customizing the columns in the web UI
- Ability to delete your own account
And a massive amount of bugfixes as well as some admin/troubleshooting features. Full list with upgrade notes lives here: https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/releases
In other news!
I have skyped in to two Japanese conferences, Interop Tokyo and Mastodon Kaigi 3 to answer questions about Mastodon. There's also been a new wave of new users in the network following another unpopular decision by Twitter (but by now I am almost not surprised!)
I am looking into investing into a professional redesign of the Mastodon logo, I have worked with the designer on past projects and their work has always been outstanding so I am confident it wouldn't be a disaster like Patreon's new logo (apparently it's a ping pong company now). Logo changes are not to be taken lightly, but I have never felt like the current Mastodon logo captures the spirit of the project well, it is only barely recognizable as an M shape and it doesn't look good in small sizes. I will post more if something materializes out of this endeavour.
Overall I am happy with how the v1.4.3 release turned out, I think the software is in a good place right now, many major bugs have been fixed and many popular feature requests have been addressed. So I am taking a few days off. The next release will focus more on things end-users don't get to see, but which will make admins happier and improve technical aspects of the software.
Thank you for supporting the project! It would not be possible without you. Every dollar counts!