Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Evan Prodromou @evan@cosocial.ca

3/8/2026, 5:51:34 PM

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@julian @fediversereportConnected Places

For example, back when the compression used in GIF format was patented, you couldn't implement a `encodeGIF(filename)` interface correctly without violating the patent.

Evan Prodromou @evan@cosocial.ca

3/8/2026, 5:53:24 PM

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@julian @fediversereportConnected Places

A non-assertion pledge by Mastodon makes it clear that third-party developers don't have to worry about that. "We think you can clone this API without violating any of our patents [especially because we don't hold any!], nor trademarks or other IP protections. We will not make it hard for you to implement this API freely."

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