[Freedombox-discuss] Diaspora

[Melvin Carvalho]

On 16 October 2011 09:15, Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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?

Sorry, that should read $100k

>
> 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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