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Moodling the Fediverse in Europe

Jul 21, 2026 · 25m

Summary

The hosts discuss integrating Moodle with the Fediverse via ActivityPub, a project developed at the Moodle Moot Duck conference to enable cross-platform content sharing. They also review the Mangme Air X handheld gaming device, detailing the installation of RockNix Linux and benchmarking game frameworks like LÖVE2D and Godot. The episode highlights the potential for federated educational tools and native Linux gaming on ARM-based hardware.

Topics discussed

Introduction to Moodle Moot Duck conference in Zurich Dev Camp format: collaborative two-day sprints Implementing ActivityPub and WebFinger in Moodle Federating Moodle with PeerTube via the Fediverse Plugin architecture and presentation at the conference Review of the Mangame Air X handheld gaming device Installing RockNix Linux for native game development Benchmarking Godot, LÖVE2D, and SDL on the device Contributing to EmulationStation and final recommendations
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