Wired said it best: http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/05/facebook-open-alternative/
On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 2:09 PM, Sean Phelan <[email protected]> wrote: > Chris, > > > Hold it -- think about this. If that was done, it would DEFEAT the > > entire point of the project, because it wouldn't fix ANY privacy > > issues, since the data would be copied to the services that have the > > privacy issues. > > The reason this is important is because it makes the transition smooth and > gradual. Start running your own node, but everyone else is still using FB, > so you talk to them there. Over time, more people start running their own > nodes, and if 2 friends both have their own nodes, they don't bother with FB > for each other. > > If it's just another social network in a vacuum, it's useless - social > networks are only valuable because there are other people in them. It's not > really about the technology, but the community. Same with community sites, > BBoards, etc.. > > Diaspora will start with an empty network, and grow from there. > > Sp > > Sean Phelan > > [image: VIRTUssist.com - Outsourced Administrative, Marketing, and > Secretarial support] <http://www.VIRTUssist.com/> > http://www.sqcn.com - Web Development & Management by Sequoia Consulting > (321)698-7987 > > > On 5/14/2010 1:35 PM, Chris Knadle wrote: > > On Friday 14 May 2010, Sean Phelan wrote: > > > What I found intriguing here was that donors were willing to chip > in $130,000 to fund this, all in small-ish chunks. > > The value of this would be undeniable - if it is able to interface > with facebook and linkedin, and run locally on someone's windows > PC, it can change the world one user at a time. > > > Hold it -- think about this. If that was done, it would DEFEAT the > entire point of the project, because it wouldn't fix ANY privacy > issues, since the data would be copied to the services that have the > privacy issues. :-/ So interaction with other services is > specifically a problem, unless there is a mechanism to control which > specific pieces of data can be shared with specific outside services. > > -- Chris > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > Jun 2 - Android > Jul 7 - Patent Absurdity - The Movie > Aug 4 - Samba > >
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