-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 04/25/2010 10:47 AM, Dan Brickley wrote: > On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 4:40 PM, Henry Litwhiler <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> We don't want this to become "StatusNet with modifications" - we want it >> to have its own, unique codebase - not just a distributed SatusNet >> implementation. > > Ok, that's clear, at least. I've heard others here say that, though > I'm not sure who 'we' is yet. > > I would be much less worried if I were hearing stuff like "We want it > to meet these documented requirements" (and a link to specs, designs > etc.), rather than "above all, we want it to be our own stand-alone > software project". There may be all kinds of good reasons for making a > fresh clean start. For me, "we want our own project" isn't enough. > Given GNU's pivotal role in the free software scene, I think there is > much more influence to had by working on interop between diverse > software systems. > >> I am >> saying, however, that we would be better off writing our own, basic >> StatusNet-style microblogging implementation that suits our needs. It >> wouldn't have to be anything fancy, for the time being - it would just >> have to be a way for testers to interface with the (arguably more >> import, for now) underlying GNU Social protocol and backbone software. > > +1 on the protocols being more important. But protocols, as much as > software packages, need requirements and design. Are there any drafts > kicking around that are ready for review? > > cheers, > > Dan
We have very little written down regarding the design of GNU Social, partially because we haven't agreed on/figured out even some of the more fundamental aspects of the design, and partially because we just haven't gotten around to writing it down. A few people got together at the FSF on the 21st of April, and put some (very minimal) meeting notes up on the LibrePlanet wiki: http://groups.fsf.org/wiki/Group:GNU_Social/2010-04-21 . We also have some (contradictory) ideas written down here: http://groups.fsf.org/wiki/Group:GNU_Social/Ideas . We should probably get around to having an organized, well-planned IRC meeting at some point in the near future. - -- Henry L. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJL1FnOAAoJEIRrI0p6YC9XIa4P/3MKojdNJIMxNiaiYe0p8p7c j7b3r1I+N1EQ8qx352AHBli23M9M3j5sUGI72WAwkmKC8gS+qd3kJ77G3BeEP12A Wn2nM5RdVjPaH/0UhIDniE0Klps6tVvmrH37mAz40jvb2QQeecTNCxMozL4TGikI EhFnHN9f/H1Cl1/O/RLD6dNnqhjBTwbdQFA5DlIRR6kJSF0NdDwrCSUaW2xKRneO 47OkQl4TOZUyaddpEVbRyZ7AMFfAB7GlZJEzxrU5Sy57MYI2JQpweFVhcSBDNKGB ztnokvNNtuutXqDxBTo1BOFH85qq8VHitA30FiFSqbfxnG6plpTpJXc9zAV59rQg R+2niizD0KFVS0S0KbUbR7RtDh1BnT3dgIUKWIhBYwU0UiC9pILQ9TsGfrCM9hD8 Qw5UFhxRE6dlg1DpyXlXeyiiInC813bjgbJjqQWQ/6epsCB2dRJV/rKkbH/FUFIT rEeVvAg6EoBazL59rQqhGJBgK5EGAZ1ecIXeq/VgiLFA34l0UUiJMBaHLTlVmGSU MkXbirDfAxSczKH/fiNhIte/as0oiKVTIpOleaPZO+8uuGA1Ce6TlHHdVepsK3az scw4ZDcLD1p69A85cVPFCeFinC85+UXqxW5R/juCuSiiABDyEIZtpWHeMEwoagt2 Lkt6RqjHCDetoF7zgxLR =8KFd -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
