hey, very interesting concept. multiplying on the other side of things - instead of a service/host-app managing many users, each user-app is managing many (similar) services/hosts.
hmmm very close to what i have been thinking, for quite some time now but on a different projection.. svil On Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:41:52 -0500 36codes <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm getting close to releasing a new app for iOS that leans heavily > on CouchDB, and thought it might be of interest to some folks here. > > Joint is the name of the app. It lets you use any CouchDB server as a > private message board. > > Other private sharing services maintain the data for all users, as > well as data about which user accounts belong to which sharing > groups. Joint is different. There is no central "service" or database > on which all user data is defined. Joint is just the app, not a > centralized service. It is a tool which facilitates private sharing > with CouchDB. > > Briefly, the way it works is that you host a "joint" (which is simply > a CouchDB database) on a server of your choice. Then you invite > people to come "hang out" at your joint. On the technical side, each > person gets their own _user on your server with their own > authentication credentials which give them a role to access the > joint. You can host multiple joints (one for Friends, Family, etc) > and join other people's joints, and all the joints are managed in the > app. > > Currently Joint has in-app signup with Iris Couch to make it easier > for those unfamiliar with CouchDB to get started. However, I would be > glad to integrate signup for other CouchDB hosting services as well. > > If you'd like to try it out, you can register to beta-test it at the > following link. User feedback is integrated into the app, so feel > free to post your ideas and support issues there. > > http://tflig.ht/OWmycO > > Screenshot: > > https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74226390/IMG_0386.jpg > > Thanks, > > Joe
