Notices by Write.as (writeas@writing.exchange)

If you're at all interested in the development / progress of #writeas and #WriteFreely, I'd highly recommend following @writeas_dev.

Whereas I try to keep this account low-volume and limited to the important stuff, the dev account often contains what we're working on at any given moment, as well as new issues, small fixes, and our future plans.

Even if you're not a developer but instead run a WriteFreely instance — or just publish on one — there's relevant information for you there.

Some exciting additions coming in today's #WriteFreely v0.6 release, including support for SQLite, and an optional public timeline for your instance, à la @readwriteas.

What do you think? Do you want to see a local timeline in :writefreely: #WriteFreely? https://discuss.write.as/t/local-timeline/206

Write.as is now #FOSS! ? We've named the software behind it #WriteFreely.

WriteFreely lets you self-host a single federated blog or a community of blogs. It's written in Go / #golang, it's lightweight, and runs everywhere -- even on a Raspberry Pi! (We tried ?)

We just launched v0.1 this weekend, and v0.2 is already coming out early this week. You can try a full demo here: https://pencil.writefree.ly

Get started with hosting or find a permanent instance here: https://writefreely.org

As we get closer to the release of #WriteFreely we want to know: what's most important to you in a self-hosted blogging platform? What's missing in the others you've tried? In what ways would you use a simple, federated one, like what we're building?

https://discuss.write.as/t/self-hosted-blogging-platforms-issues-wishlist/124

Now that the #Linux app is launched, I'm looking to build native apps for #macOS and #Windows next.

I already started on the macOS app (written in #Swift), but I need help polishing the UI and packaging it up. For the Windows app, I'm not sure where to start. So I'm looking for #developers that can help with either!

If you're interested, feel free to send me a message. Otherwise please pass it along to anyone you know!

Also, these are paid #FOSS projects. All code will be #GPL-licensed.

The #Linux app is out now! :linux:

Version 1.0 has the basics:

* Simple editor
* Auto-saving single draft
* Choose between three fonts (serif, sans-serif, monospace)
* Dark mode (on platforms that support it)
* Save draft as another file
* Publish anonymously to :writeas: Write.as and manage posts via the CLI

Download / install it here: https://write.as/apps/desktop

Get the code here: https://code.as/writeas/writeas-gtk

Read more: @blog

#WriteAs #DesktopApp #FOSS #FLOSS

#ActivityPub support is now available to everyone! ? ? :fediverse:

Write.as blogs don't federate by default, so to enable it you can either sign up with our new page: https://write.as/new/blog/federated, or if you're already on Write.as, go to your blog's Customize page and click "Enable federation"

Note this also includes support for custom domains. So if your domain is hosted with us, you can now choose your handle when you enable federation and your blog will be accessible in the fediverse!