Siegi, Thats good to hear and your detail reply is much appreciated.
It help alot in my understanding and in fact, it gives me more info. Mrking On Nov 12, 2007 3:06 AM, siegi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > the storage of data from an application within a container should be > limited - however as long as the authentication system has not been > clarified it is yet unknown. However the straight forward approach for > you as an gadget developer is to store some data within your app > server and not only in the container. > So you could theoretically link user data between different networks - > if this is allowed by the network. - And again this has not explicitly > specified yet. > > I suspect that each network requires from an application the agreement > to their terms of usage, where they might restrict the data handling. > It could also be interesting whether the application developer have to > agree their usage within each container as well. Who wants his > application to be run in an illegal or non ethical environment? > > Facebook is showing already a running system and might give solutions > to the outstanding problems of OpenSocial, they solved the security > issue and integrated app keys for access. Hopefully the authentication > issue will be solved in OpenSocial within the next couple of days and > then we will become a much clearer picture of the whole system. > > What me concerns right now is the lack of support for gadgets of type > url and the potential security problem with filtered content. Anyway > the development of the API and implementations seems to work quite > well and we could expect a solution to the most concerning issues > rather earlier than later. > > On 11 Nov., 19:29, mrking <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks for replying. > > > > yea you certainly help in my understanding. > > > > What do you mean by - "The data storage of each application and user- > > related data is up to > > the app developer." > > > > I assume that we CAN'T fetch data in an app installed on Orkut from > > other OpenSocial Application Publishers like MySpace AND Ning AND Hi5 > > etc. > > > > OpenSocial API is restricted to a single container. But in terms of > > development, it eases the developer workload as it allows "learn once, > > write once, deploy all". > > > > Do comment :) > > > > On Nov 12, 1:36 am, siegi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > the OpenSocial-API is about providing and interface for applications > > > to be added into a social network. > > > > > It is right now not a tool for connecting different social networks > > > and their user basis. > > > > > The data storage of each application and user-related data is up to > > > the app developer. > > > > > Hope this clarifies your picture of the OpenSocial API. > > > > > Cheers > > > > > On 11 Nov., 18:20, mrking <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi there, > > > > > > Just want to clarify(with some question though) that I clearly > > > > understand those information from user's posting and other > documents; > > > > > > 1. Up till now, user from one container are still unable to add > > > > another user from a different container. I guess OpenSocial is on > its > > > > way of implementing it right ? > > > > > > 2. Which will result to a poor scalability(if it is not implemented) > > > > as there is no direct way(in terms of clicking on a button/link > along > > > > with some processing and the app can be install in an user profile) > > > > for an app to be adopted by an user from a DIFFERENT container. > > > > > > 3. And in conclusion, the fetching of data in an app, is limited to > a > > > > single container and not from all OpenSocial Application Publishers. > > > > > > For example: If I have an app in Orkut sandbox and when I do a > search > > > > user from Canada in the app, it will only return results from Orkut > > > > and not from MySpace AND Ning AND Hi5 WITH Orkut etc. > > > > > > Please pardon my English as it is my second language. Hope to hear > > > > from all of you soon. > > > > > > Mrking > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OpenSocial Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/opensocial-api?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
