On Fri, 14 Oct 2011 22:21:09 +0100 "Keith Fernie" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:09:32 +0100, Weaver <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:41:14 +0200 > > Brandon Invergo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> No sooner did I write that defense of Diaspora than I read this > >> article: > >> http://allthingsd.com/20111013/at-lunch-with-diaspora-the-non-profit-open-source-social-network-built-by-outsiders/ > >> In which they float the idea of charging people for running a pod. > >> At the same time, a friend on Facebook who has been waiting for an > >> invite to joindiaspora.com was talking about how he felt that they > >> were soliciting invites in exchange for donations. I'm assuming he > >> just got the same email as everyone else asking for donations but > >> since they also sent it to the people waiting for invitations, it > >> was difficult not to make that assumption. > > > > <snip> > > > > That's definitely happening. > > I'm still waiting for an 'invitation' and got the email asking for > > $25 with the assurance that everybody donating wouldn't have to > > wait any longer. > > Young blokes beginning to see the uptake of a new project and eyeing > > Zuckerburg potentials is how I see it. > > If it carries on I might be declining the 'invitation' before I > > receive it. > > Regards, > > > > Weaver. > > https://centralization.sucks.li/users/sign_up > > On the pod I'm running, no payment required. > Run by a young bloke of 60! Vive La difference! 59 year old punk, Weaver -- "In a world without walls and fences, what need have we for Windows or Gates?" -Anon. _______________________________________________ Freedombox-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/freedombox-discuss
