[Freedombox-discuss] Diaspora
On 16 October 2011 02:28, Yosem Companys <companys at stanford.edu> wrote:
> Hi All,
> My name is Yosem, and I'm a member of this list, though I generally don't
> say much. ?I'm a PhD student at Stanford but also work running the Diaspora*
> Foundation.
> If you'd like invites, please let me know, and I'll be happy to send you
> one. ?If you have any questions, please let me know too. ?Happy to answer
> them. ?We're very transparent, non-commercial, and community-run. ?You won't
> get any BS from us.
> Since a lot of people still have questions about Diaspora*, we took a moment
> to address some of the things we have been hearing lately. ?We hope you'll
> take a
> look:?http://blog.diasporafoundation.org/2011/10/15/diaspora-not-vaporware-not-a-nigerian-prince.html
> Anyway, I'm at your disposal. ?Ask away.
Thanks for pointing this out, that was an interesting read.
If I've understood your financial statement correctly, you're looking
to raise another $100, to keep going for the next year?
My question is, does diaspora have plans to interoperate with other
(non diaspora) FOSS social system, on the Web? If so, which ones?
> Best,
> Yosem
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 1:09 PM, Weaver <weaver at riseup.net> wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:41:14 +0200
>> Brandon Invergo <b.invergo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > No sooner did I write that defense of Diaspora than I read this
>> > article:
>> >
>> > http://allthingsd.com/20111013/at-lunch-with-diaspora-the-non-profit-open-source-social-network-built-by-outsiders/
>> > In which they float the idea of charging people for running a pod. At
>> > the same time, a friend on Facebook who has been waiting for an
>> > invite to joindiaspora.com was talking about how he felt that they
>> > were soliciting invites in exchange for donations. I'm assuming he
>> > just got the same email as everyone else asking for donations but
>> > since they also sent it to the people waiting for invitations, it was
>> > difficult not to make that assumption.
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>> That's definitely happening.
>> I'm still waiting for an 'invitation' and got the email asking for $25
>> with the assurance that everybody donating wouldn't have to wait any
>> longer.
>> Young blokes beginning to see the uptake of a new project and eyeing
>> Zuckerburg potentials is how I see it.
>> If it carries on I might be declining the 'invitation' before I receive
>> it.
>> Regards,
>>
>> Weaver.
>> --
>> "In a world without walls and fences,
>> what need have we for Windows or Gates?"
>> -Anon.
>>
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