Re: [Social-discuss] PHP-Based GNU Social structure

[Henry Litwhiler]

On 3/28/10 3:21 PM, Matt Lee wrote:
> On 03/28/2010 02:57 PM, Henry Litwhiler wrote:
>
>    
> > Assuming that we go with a pure-PHP GNU Social, what would the
> > application look like, structure-wise? How would the nodes communicate?
> >      
> So, I thought about the two typical ways people communicate in something
> like Facebook.
>
> 1. They send messages to each other -- via wall posts, inbox messages, chat.
>
> 2. They publish things -- status updates, photos, notes, join groups.
>
> For the messaging, something like XMPP could be used.
>
>    
Developing (or incorporating) good, solid, decentralized messaging 
protocol will have to be a major focus of the GNU Social project.
> For the publishing, something like RSS or Atom could be used.
>    
I hadn't thought of that. This, of course, goes back to the "pull" 
rather than "push" methodology.
> > What would the user experience be like?
> >      
> I think the UX would be similar to Facebook, but different in the ways
> we encourage communication.
>
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