On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Michał 'rysiek' Woźniak
<[email protected]>wrote:

> I have a better idea: use primarily protocol names, instead of
> application/project names. XMPP instead of Pidgin. E-Mail instead of
> Thunderbird. See - this works! Diaspora instead of Joindiaspora.com.
> SIP instead of Ekiga.
>

This is an excellent idea! I encourage everyone to use protocol names
rather than client names.


> Now, we can have a (semi)central repository protocol for
> federation/search, and that would just mean projects like Thunderbird
> or Pidgin, or Ekiga would have to simply implement this protocol -
> which would be treated as a "feature" instead of "infringement on
> freedom of developers".
>
> The best part is: all the above mentioned protocols use the
> user@server scheme.
>
> --
> Pozdrawiam
> Michał "rysiek" Woźniak
>
> Fundacja Wolnego i Otwartego Oprogramowania
>

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