On 16 October 2011 09:15, Melvin Carvalho <[email protected]> wrote: > On 16 October 2011 02:28, Yosem Companys <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi All, >> My name is Yosem, and I'm a member of this list, though I generally don't >> say much. I'm a PhD student at Stanford but also work running the Diaspora* >> Foundation. >> If you'd like invites, please let me know, and I'll be happy to send you >> one. If you have any questions, please let me know too. Happy to answer >> them. We're very transparent, non-commercial, and community-run. You won't >> get any BS from us. >> Since a lot of people still have questions about Diaspora*, we took a moment >> to address some of the things we have been hearing lately. We hope you'll >> take a >> look: http://blog.diasporafoundation.org/2011/10/15/diaspora-not-vaporware-not-a-nigerian-prince.html >> Anyway, I'm at your disposal. Ask away. > > Thanks for pointing this out, that was an interesting read. > > If I've understood your financial statement correctly, you're looking > to raise another $100, to keep going for the next year?
Sorry, that should read $100k > > My question is, does diaspora have plans to interoperate with other > (non diaspora) FOSS social system, on the Web? If so, which ones? > >> Best, >> Yosem >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 1:09 PM, 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. >>> -- >>> "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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Freedombox-discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/freedombox-discuss >> > _______________________________________________ Freedombox-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/freedombox-discuss
