On Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:09:18 +1000, Mike Macgirvin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This looks like an interesting approach. Has anybody used it/hacked > >> it/loved it/hated it? Is this something you want to see in the > >> FreedomBox? > >> > >> http://project.friendika.com/ > > There are many other projects like it and a W3C incubator for > > standardization of federation protocols: > > > > http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/federatedsocialweb/wiki/Platforms > > http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/federatedsocialweb/ > > > > I wrote Friendika initially so I'm a bit biased.
I really love that FreedomBox has gathered so many people doing so many wonderful things in one place. > > The W3C incubator is completely dominated by OStatus and a couple of > people clamouring for WebID. OStatus has no privacy (really, none) and > the major players are only beginning to discuss this shortcoming. WebID > is an SSL infrastructure - which solves privacy issues at a cost of > everybody being accountable to an SSL signing authority. There are other > lesser technical issues, but this is the elephant in the room. > > You are welcome to chase the W3C, but it will be a long time before you > see anything that provides secure communication, and when you do - you > will know that it was designed by committee. Might as well just use SMTP > and be done with it. > > Diaspora has gone it alone and developed their own privacy layer - as > have we. We're currently developing a second generation private > messaging and remote access protocol (called "Zot!") drawing from our > real world experience with cross-network communications. It is public > domain. That is exciting stuff and I can't wait to dive into it a bit. > > I don't believe for a minute that Friendika will solve the Fredombox's > unique requirements, especially since we are somewhat tied to existing > infrastructure at the network layers. However our technology is open to > all and we believe strongly in many Freedombox concepts - privacy, > security, decentralisation. You may find something within the project > that you can use. As I follow these discussions, I'll be sure to speak > up if we already have a solution to a problem you're facing, or > especially if we chose a different solution than you because we got > bitten in the butt trying it your way. Thanks for the perspective. The privacy layer of the FreedomBox is a deep and complex creature. Is there available a technical description of what you've done in that regard? _______________________________________________ Freedombox-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/freedombox-discuss
