Did you know that if you download Vivaldi and sign into Vivaldi, you can use the same login to log into Vivaldi Social and thus Mastodon?
The Vivaldi login is used for things like sync, but also the forum and blogging service. Sync has an extra encryption password.
What this means is that for anyone using Vivaldi, getting into Mastodon is really, really easy.
@jon
So I ask again, Jon, why should I prefer that fediverse connection over my current one? Seriously.
I think you should stay with your current one, of course. You are already here. Just making it easy for new users.
@jerrej there is rarely a reason. you may however find the server rules not to your liking anymore or lose trust in the operators.
@jon Good stuff! I think we should take a page from the 90s: getting Social Web services should just be something people have access to through their core tools/ISP. Like, I got online back then through Sonic.net and received an (at)sonic.net email address. I love that you can use Vivaldi and get an (at)vivaldi.net Social Web address.
@jon that's how I got into Mastodon
@jon I wonder if this is now part of the installation process? Does this mean that new Vivaldi users will also be guided to set up their Vivaldi / Mastodon account then?
@tr3k @jon More or less: when you open Vivaldi for the first time (or create a new profile), you have a welcome assistant to begin to tailor it at your tastes, and the final step shows you some things you can do right now, including sync or sign in to their Mastodon instance.
Or it’s just among the default bookmarks selection in the Speed Dial page, and a pre-added web panel.
It’s just there because it’s theirs (and you can remove it and replace it with your own instance in the side panel), it does not force you to use it.
@jon I don't understand the negativity of some of the people.
Vivaldi gives you the option to synchronize data across multiple devices. It gives the option to select which data should be synchronized - or not (i.e. sync everything but passwords).
It also gives you the option to access Vivaldi community and Vivaldi instance of Mastodon.
You can you these options if you want - but nobody forces you.
Vivaldi is about empowering the user AND about having options to select what suits you.