Mastodon 2.0 (Patreon)

Hey folks! In case you haven't seen that post yet, sharing it here. Mastodon 2.0 has been released, with a truckload of improvements. The linked post addresses more of a mainstream crowd, the angle is "what's changed since April", so it contains a few more things than just what 2.0 brings. The release notes for 2.0 specifically are here: https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/releases/tag/v2.0.0 They are quite massive, but also more technical.

We had a huge influx of new users following first the #WomenBoycottTwitter hashtag and then the 2.0 release which hit the Hacker News frontpage and stayed there for one and a half days. The linked Medium post has actually been shared even more than the "Welcome to Mastodon" post I wrote in April!

My community manager and I sent out e-mails to journalists who wrote about Mastodon in the past. A release like this is worth writing about and we're hopeful that they'll pick it up.

The weeks leading up to the release were very, very stressful. It was a big one, it was very important, and there was a lot of responsibility in committing to a major version bump as everyone had big expectations for it. To avoid burning out I am taking a short break from development. Of course, I can't take a break from everything - still a lot of public relations and managing people to be done. But at least my brain is taking a rest from the code.

Overall, everything's looking great. Software's in a good place, popularity is rising, there's cause for celebration, and of course, nothing would be possible without your support. Thank you!