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Re: [Social-discuss] My Facebook Problem - And Yours


From: Dan Brickley
Subject: Re: [Social-discuss] My Facebook Problem - And Yours
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:47:52 +0200

On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 4:40 PM, Henry Litwhiler <address@hidden> 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




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