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> I don't actually use the web interface there at all myself - I use https://elk.zone/ on my laptop

Elk is just another web interface, isn't it?

I meant I don't use the default Mastodon web interface at https://fedi.simonwillison.net - I use Elk as an alternative to that.

Yeah, although a fair bit better than the default.

I’m using Wooly on my iPhone, but might give ivory a shot now that it’s launched.

> Ivory

Tapbot's "Ivory" app is for iOS, but there is an abandoned "Ivory for Mastodon"[0] for Android by Asko Nõmm[1].

Does Tapbot violates copyright on the 3rd-party client app name for Mastodon?

[0] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.askonomm.i...

[1] https://github.com/askonomm

You don't hold a copyright on just a name. Trademarks are for that but have to be applied for.

Trademarks don’t need to be applied for - a “common law trademark” is established through use. Much harder to protect than a “registered trademark” though, as you need to actively defend, rather than the mark simply being present in a registry.

^ "Ivory for Mastodon" even was opensource, but its repo unavailable anymore.[2]

[2] https://github.com/askosh/ivory

just in case anyone is wondering:

imho, ivory by tapbots is by far the best client. i think it’s far and away the best ios client.

> might give ivory a shot

Worth noting that currently they only support Mastodon instances[1]. Akkoma/Pleroma will give a blank timeline; GotoSocial will give nothing but the same status. I asked them about it a couple of weeks back but got no reply.

[1] I suspect they've used int64 for their status IDs because Mastodon does, ignoring the bit in the spec which says "don't rely on this".

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