I thought about this post recently and ended up agreeing with Seth. Has anyone given Appleseed another look?
AK On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 12:41 PM, Seth Woodworth <[email protected]>wrote: > It exists in the sense that it is software that is written and open. If > Usability is a difference between Diaspora and Appleseed, then Diaspora > could simply make Appleseed Usable. > > They can even fork the code and run it on diaspora.com instead of > appleseed's site. Starting a new network with a new domain name will also > solve the aversion people would have to a older low-population social > network. > > Diaspora could get 50% of the way towards their goal tomorrow if they > worked from this codebase. > > > On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 10:09 PM, Elizabeth Stark <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Right, so if it "exists" and no one is using it, isn't that a problem in >> and of itself? (Not even to mention that you have to email the developer to >> get an invite.) >> >> Usability is KEY. And sorry, no offense, but this user interface and >> design sucks. >> >> >> On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 10:01 PM, Max Shinn <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Yes, it's true, except it isn't called "Diaspora". It's called >>> "Appleseed". >>> >>> Appleseed is a distributed social networking platform that nobody has >>> heard of (because it has only recently come into development again after >>> several years of dormancy). Take a look at: >>> http://appleseedproject.org/ >>> >>> You have to email the developer for an invite. I think it is mostly for >>> spam-fighting, because they're are being given out like they're going out >>> of style. >>> >>> Then, once you join you can friend trombonechamp, of course. :) >>> -- >>> Max Shinn >>> Free Software Foundation Volunteer >>> Email: [email protected] >>> Freenode: trombonechamp >>> GNU Generation: http://fsf.org/gnugeneration >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > -- Alex Kozak Program Assistant Creative Commons
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