Re: [mhvlug] FOSS project Diaspora needs to be stopped!

[Sean Phelan]

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 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

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