"FeoBlog" is now "Diskuto"

Years ago, I began development on this project as a "small" experiment in designing the kind of social network I wanted to see in the world. I knew, given my visual design skills, that it would be a bit feo to start. I also had (still have) nostalgia for the early "blogging" days of social networking. So "FeoBlog" seemed like a cute name.

But, after using it for myself for years now, I've decided it's time for a new name.

"Diskuto" is an Esperanto word meaning "[a] discussion". I chose it because I hope that the design decisions I've made can help foster better online conversations.

Diskuto isn't just a "blog", it's a protocol and system of software that can be used for several purposes:

• Simple blogs
• Following friends, and commenting on their posts
• Photo/file sharing
• A "feed reader" that collects news/posts from multiple sources into one chronological view
• A backup of your social network, including content you follow
• An offline news reader

And Diskuto doesn't have to be "feo". A big part of recent work has been completely separating the UI from the API server, so that it's easier to develop. It's much simpler to fork the UI and write your own implementation without having to touch any Rust code. I'd love to see other people's takes on how to browse the data in the social network!

The various pieces of the Diskuto system have been collected together into a new GitHub organization, Diskuto. Have a look, and join the Discord server (link here) if you have questions or feedback!