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@ -53,20 +53,12 @@ Fediversity instances tend to expose data using the NodeInfo protocol (<https://
* estimated number of users
* estimated number of monthly active users
### Human resources
#### Moderators
<!-- #### Amount of moderation and governance people -->
On users with moderation privileges ActivityPub unfortunately exposes no structured data yet, although this is an outstanding feature request[^5].
In addition, for some single-tenant platforms such as WriteFreely, moderation does not apply. Platforms that support user sign-ups, such as Mastodon, may similarly disable user sign-up, in which case moderation similarly is not relevant.
<!-- TODO: distinguish active user data by whether instances enable user sign-up -->
### Human resources
#### Developers
<!-- #### Amount of software developers actively working on Fediverse software products -->
The amount of active developers we estimate as users:
* as identified by unique emails
@ -78,55 +70,50 @@ We obtain this metric by running a Nushell query[^6] on the project's respective
Based on project estimations on internal engineers involved measured in FTE, we further estimate the total amount of development involved by extrapolating from these FTE figures to include external contributors based on their relative number of commits --- thereby for the purpose of this estimate presuming similar time and effort required for external versus internal commits.
#### System administrators
<!-- #### Amount of system administration engineers actively working on Fediverse software products -->
### Used system resources
<!-- >- Used system resources (CPU, storage, networking) -->
#### CPU
* minimum/average/peak percentage of (number of) CPU cores used?
<!-- (presumes similar performance across CPU models) -->
* CPU model used
#### storage
in e.g. GB currently used by the instance
#### networking
in e.g. min/max/average MiB/s in/out of the instance, along with physical caps potentially limiting these
<!-- #### RAM -->
### Capital
<!-- * income -->
<!-- note that while most of the Fediverse projects have had grants from NLNet, NLNet does not publish structured information on financial resources committed or reimbursed. -->
<!-- * estimated costs for the service -->
### Questionnaire
In order to gather statistics for applications' flagship instances to extrapolate from, we have set up a questionnaire based on relevant metrics, set up using a LimeSurvey instance hosted by ProcoliX.
In order to gather statistics for applications' official/flagship instances to extrapolate from, we have set up a questionnaire based on relevant metrics, set up using a LimeSurvey instance hosted by ProcoliX.
Note that this also includes questions on users with moderation privileges, as ActivityPub unfortunately exposes no structured data yet, although this is an outstanding feature request[^5].
### Questions
1. Amount of people actively working on the project in:
1. development of the software
1. governance of the software
1. governance and moderation of the official instance
1. system administration of the official instance
1. Resources used for the official instance in terms of:
1. CPU
* minimum/average/peak percentage of (number of) CPU cores used?
* CPU model used
1. storage: in e.g. GB currently used by the instance
1. networking: in e.g. min/max/average MiB/s in/out of the instance
1. RAM: in e.g. min/max/average GB used by the instance
1. related costs
1. Investments in the project (e.g. donations, self-funded, grants like NLNet, commercial plans):
1. committed so far
1. received so far
1. periodical commitments
### Project questions
Questions for this section were as follows:
1. Which Fediverse application are you currently maintaining?
1. Do you run any (official) instance(s) of your application?
1. How many people are actively working on the project in the development of the software?
1. How many people are actively involved in the governance of the software project?
1. How much financial investment has been committed to the project so far? For example through donations, self-funding, grants (e.g., NLnet), or premium plans.
1. How much financial investment has the project received so far? For example through donations, self-funding, grants (e.g., NLnet), or premium plans?
1. How much financial investment is currently committed to the project periodically? For example through donations, self-funded, grants (e.g. NLNet), premium plans.
### Official instance(s)
Note that this set of questions will show only in case the earlier question 'Do you run any (official) instance(s) of your application?' is answered positively.
This section was accordingly accompanied with the following comment:
> (In case you manage multiple official instances, ideally structure your responses by instance.)
Questions for this section were as follows:
1. What (official) instance(s) do you manage?
1. How many people are actively working on the project in **governance and moderation** (if applicable) of the official instance(s)?
1. How many people are actively working on the project in system administration of the official instance(s)?
1. What network resources are used by the official instance(s), measured in terms of minimum, maximum, and average MiB/s in/out?
1. What is the RAM usage of the official instance(s), e.g., minimum, maximum, and average in GB?
1. What costs are incurred in running the flagship instance(s), and how are these split between hosting costs and human resources?
1. What resources does the official instance(s) use in terms of CPU? For instance: Minimum/average/peak percentage of (the number of) CPU cores used? CPU model used
1. How much storage does the official instance(s) use, measured in terms of minimum, maximum, or average GB?
## Accompanying introduction
> Hi there,
> On behalf of Fediversity, I'm gathering info on total global [investments in the global Fediverse ecosystem](https://git.fediversity.eu/Fediversity/meta/src/branch/main/investment_analysis), a report on which we will publish on our website <fediversity.eu>. As the structured information available on this topic for instances in the wild is fairly limited, for part of the questions on this I am hoping to make estimations by extrapolating from info on the flagship instances.
> On behalf of Fediversity, I'm gathering info on [investments in the Fediverse ecosystem](https://git.fediversity.eu/Fediversity/meta/src/branch/main/investment_analysis), a report on which we will publish on our website <fediversity.eu>. As the structured information available on this topic for instances in the wild is fairly limited, for part of the questions on this I am hoping to make estimations by extrapolating from info on the flagship instances.
> We hope a better overview on the resources in the Fediverse may help clarify its momentum for key decision-makers interested in adopting, investing in and interfacing with this technology.
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> Thanks in advance for helping out - as well as for making the Fediverse great!
## A closer look at the Fediverse platforms
<!--
* Name of service/platform
* Description of service/platform
* capital
* income
* estimated costs for the service
* NodeInfo
* estimated number of installations
* estimated number of users (Monthly Active Users)
* human resources
* [ ] Amount of software developers actively working on Fediverse software products
* estimated number of developers working on the service
* [ ] Amount of system administration engineers actively working on Fediverse software products
* [ ] Amount of moderation and governance people
* estimated number of moderators
* Used system resources
* [ ] CPU
* [ ] storage
* [ ] networking
-->
| Project | Installations | monthly active users |
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