On 1 November 2011 05:17, Nick Daly <[email protected]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > I've been wondering what a decentralized social network would look like > for the last couple days, and come up with a few kooky (if potentially > functional) ideas, like customized and encrypted OStatus/Atom feeds (for > pull-protocols or broadcasting). > > A bit more research, and it looks like a better solution is already in > process, through Zot: > > http://dfrn.org/zot-protocol.txt > > Zot depends on Webfinger and Salmon, which seem to allow and encourage > decentralized, self-published, social networks, particularly when > coupled with GPG's Web-of-Trust (as provided through Zot). If Zot (and > consumers like Friendika) can pull this off, they might've given us both > a protocol and UI for social networking on the FBX. > > Thoughts? Where does this fall short on the stated needs and use-cases > (aside from being a bit incomplete, black kettle and all)?
Devil is always in the detail with these things. You only start hitting the limitations 6 months in, sometimes 1-2 years. By which time you're locked in. My personal preference is something FOAF based, using HTTP as a 'universal API'. > > Nick > > > - ---- > > WebFinger: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webfinger > https://code.google.com/p/webfinger/ > http://hueniverse.com/2009/08/introducing-webfinger/ > > Salmon: > > http://www.salmon-protocol.org/ > http://www.salmon-protocol.org/salmon-protocol-summary > > Zot-supporting documents: > > http://macgirvin.com/profile/mike > https://groups.google.com/group/zot-dev > - -- > GPG: 0x0928D23A | D95C 3204 2EE5 4FFD B25E C348 9F27 33F4 0928 D23A > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) > > iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJOr3LwAAoJEJ8nM/QJKNI64A4QAIGkUFiVUcX9wsAzy3WjtV1Z > HfqYRpBplxa2M608R/yFznIVidXO6wehaOquBuq5W7ZEWIoc4kG7lygGn0LDrQTM > e/Y9CeYZ1f2sI8tQb29m8/JLgE40SMXR5gsjQORJyEpua97g7rX+C3nN0/Tiwe8B > 2qkrU1JFwNBuGtvrdrl5xvGka7F4sKByXicrRsB09pa8uSI6gu+1UqsW5sFGoGX3 > 4BQHK+AfxOOTYFsVTbKOh1cUV0RkfTvX2wpRIHXCIgpyWlpfG+cf8QTO6fjMoPyQ > L8O0Jy6VpHQh/IcoeORFr2bljgja5vTTr7u7Ty/86aVUcyh87KwpEbD/mjcN/YY3 > 8Xr98RLqWlcCdr6Lk2lAijy6DCJeTPbhae2oGBCWZbj8Ky5fbC2ez/SSZRIqRU6z > dc4AfmUXXM/So8XaxQpehgGq5A7uA1yNcCRY/qlWkoqjlnexaP1v/kuss0pmYV4z > 1jklvY61XzjFe066Usx3UoP8UbN0pFiA2G+CyROJlW0nWLuguZOqOXEq2qU/cIoA > eTbkMnMyUQY0uF/Cx11UYLsWnF6nh1r2tvsvJH4+KzPNwGxQDkA16vstUDhmXqkC > /yHbT5Ft0AHQYBdW/oMXAoTp7tizw7xoz2EuuoCpAzohFzfnGLr0P2Qq6SIOSpPB > SdXBR1F5bdoGqCDgouQC > =a8U7 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > 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
