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   Alex Maurin

   what i want to know is: will we EVER have a single standardized #socnet #federation protocol? i understand #ostatus is …

   about a year ago from parlementum.net
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     Algernon Whistlewright MPC

     @coyo No. Everybody thinks they have the best or a better way than everybody else. Friendica has theirs schtick, Status…

     about a year ago
   • Coyo Stormbringer Algernon Whistlewright MPC

     heh. i see. so there's no way to extend #ostatus to where it's epic enough that people will all use that?

     about a year ago
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     lnxwalt280 Coyo Stormbringer

     @coyo Currently, #OStatus lacks some privacy features that other #socnets want to implement.

     about a year ago
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     lnxwalt280 Coyo Stormbringer

     @coyo I still think that adding even _limited_ support for federating via #XMPP and #OStatus would go a long way toward…

     about a year ago
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     Algernon Whistlewright MPC Coyo Stormbringer

     @coyo it could happen I guess. I am just going by what I see in human nature. sorry to sound cynical but if you want un…

     about a year ago
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     lnxwalt280 lnxwalt280 , Coyo Stormbringer

     @coyo ... and that does not require anyone to dump their own federation protocol, either.

     about a year ago
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     Alex Maurin lnxwalt280

     from what i understand, #zot wanted to bolt privacy features onto #ostatus .... how did that go?

     about a year ago
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     Alex Maurin lnxwalt280

     i suppose i could come up with my own #federation protocol and come out with a library to implement it…

     about a year ago
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     lnxwalt280

     @coyo Not very well. #Zot2 is supposed to ditch interop in order to simplify.

     about a year ago
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     Algernon Whistlewright MPC Algernon Whistlewright MPC

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     about a year ago
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     Algernon Whistlewright MPC lnxwalt280

     @lnxwalt280 I don’t know a lot about the protocol end of things but from a user standpoint I am very interested in xm…

     about a year ago
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     lnxwalt280

     @coyo Yeah, but then you'd still need to convince various #socnets to add your protocol alongside their existing protocol(s).

     about a year ago
   • Coyo Stormbringer lnxwalt280

     i agree. #federation via #XMPP and #OStatus would be great. hey, have you heard of #Sesha?

     about a year ago
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     lnxwalt280 Coyo Stormbringer

     @coyo #Sesha? I have not heard of it before.

     about a year ago
   • Coyo Stormbringer lnxwalt280

     #sesha is SecuShare, a creation from TGBit and LynX based on #GNUnet and #PSYC

     about a year ago
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     tekk

     @coyo I'd give helping a shot

     about a year ago
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     lnxwalt280 Coyo Stormbringer

     @coyo Ah, I've heard of (but not used) #GNUnet and #PSYC (same with #FreeNet).

     about a year ago
   • Jason Self

     @coyo Your question reminds me of http://xkcd.com/927/

     
     about a year ago
   • Coyo Stormbringer lnxwalt280

     well, @SymLynX is refactoring the #PSYC project to run over #GNUnet to create a very secure #socnet that does not federate, it's #P2P

     about a year ago
   • Coyo Stormbringer Jason Self

     lol, @jxself pretty much.

     about a year ago
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     Algernon Whistlewright MPC Coyo Stormbringer

     well I found you but no telling if I hit the right buttons or not

     about a year ago
   • Coyo Stormbringer Algernon Whistlewright MPC

     indeed. there's no telling. XD

     about a year ago
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     sweet evan , lnxwalt280

     privacy… in which way? Because I’m working in a #SocialNetwork and I want to use and extend #OStatus cc @evan@status.net

     about a year ago
   • march Ostatus.org , sweet

     @sweet "great progress, now managed by a W3C community group, and [...] able to handle private messages in coming months." !OStatus #lmgtfy

     about a year ago