[Linux-aus] [luv-main]Facebook

[Paul Esson]

How about using something like https://mixpost.app/. It's an open source
product to help post content to multiple social networks simultaneously.
Allowing us to have a social media presence that perhaps funnels people
into the mailing list, events etc.

This is probably a nice efficient way of fostering a community external to
our more traditional methods while also maximising the impact of our
efforts.

Paul Esson

On Sun, 19 Apr 2026, 7:01 pm Les Kitchen via linux-aus, <
linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au> wrote:

> Hi Russell,
>
> On Sat, Apr 18, 2026, at 20:02, Russell Coker via luv-main wrote:
> > Firstly a disclaimer, I dislike Facebook for many reasons and would
> prefer it
> > if the company went bankrupt and shut down.  But as that's not going to
> happen
> > and there's an estimated 17.7 million Facebook users in Australia
> (almost 2/3
> > of the population) we have to deal with that.
> ...
>
> Your suggestion is a good one.  I've been thinking along similar
> lines, but haven't had the time or energy to take action.
>
> However distasteful, yes, the fact is that almost all the
> population are on Facebook — more than two-thirds if you
> discount the very young and the very old.
>
> In a way, it's the modern agora, and if we want people to know
> about Free Software, then we have to have a presence there.
>
> The same goes for the other platforms run by the Big Tech
> companies (mostly American), collectively "The Beast".
>
> I'm reminded of the old saying, "It's permitted to walk with the
> Devil to cross the bridge".
>
> Like you, and I guess other people, I'm not in a position at the
> moment to run such a thing, but would be glad to help out as I can.
>
> My only other thought, is that these are global concerns.  What
> are other Free Software groups across the world doing in this
> space?  At least to start with, perhaps we could link up with
> some existing Free Software presence on such platforms, if any.
> Some homework to find out what exists...
>
>
> — Smiles, Les.
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