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  • A technical description?

    I don’t know the first thing about Bonfire. I literally only know its name, and even then, I’m not sure if it’s even an it.

    It might be an organisation, a single tool, a framework, a development environment, a service, I genuinely don’t know.

    A “mission-driven project” is a meaningless phrase that can be applied to almost anything.

    For you it’s buzzwords, for other people it means a very specific positioning.

    Positioning what?


  • Looking at the about page because the concept sounds like it might be really cool…

    Started in 2020, Bonfire is a mission-driven project creating
    sustainable open-source tools and building blocks for communities to
    engage meaningfully, coordinate as peers, make collective decisions,
    and cooperate effectively – all interconnected with countless
    federated apps across the web. We’re dedicated to nurturing digital
    spaces that encourage vibrant community participation and impactful
    collaboration.

    We endeavour to foster a transparent, inclusive, and empowering
    environment. This ethos drives us to build connected, democratic, and
    vibrant digital spaces, supporting communities around the world to
    connect, grow, and flourish.

    Who writes this stuff? It’s meaningless buzzword drivel.

    What’s the point in an about page’s first text block if not to give a high level overview of what the thing is?

    It might well be something I could be enthusiastic about but I took one look and thought “You’ve given me no reason to try to decode this and there’s better things I could do with a sunny Saturday”.

    About pages are super important and this project is being let down by it.