On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 13:38:31 -0600, Ryan Prior <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Matt, > > I agree with you totally on your second point, but I think that we do > need to create a straight-up replacement for existing social networks. > > The #1 thing that I want to bring out of GNU Social is a response to > the question "What else should I use?". If I see somebody frustrated > with Facebook and have a conversation about how it's harmful to trust > all your social data to a closed network, that conversation can only > go so far: whereas I can suggest to a disgruntled Windows or Mac user > that GNU offers a great alternative, I have no such offering for the > unhappy Facebook/Twitter/Myspace/LinkedIn user. > [...] > > We can take the same tack with GNU Social: first we create a > first-rate social networking site (called daisycha.in, for example), > then help others to build their own. Because creation of a "protocol > for decentralized, encrypted communication between social networks" is > still a core goal, the new extensions will cooperate along with > daisycha.in and the value of the whole network will grow. >
You might want to take a look at http://crabgrass.riseup.net/ . It is up and running at https://we.riseup.net/ . It is an AGPL social networking created primarily for activists. While this might not be quite what you had in mind, I believe it is worth taking a look. (Full disclosure: I am doing an internship at riseup.net, the creators.) --simonft
