Why I'm not telling you to host your own Mastodon

Veronica Explains • November 26, 2022

Veronica Explains

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I'm Veronica! I love Linux, old computer hardware, and explaining things. Some folks call me the Linux Mom, and that works for me. I'm a sysadmin and COBOL lady who's posting fun content about cool things you can do with Linux, as well as some fun retro tech stuff I come across!

Why I'm not telling you to host your own Mastodon

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