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I read that some of the founding of Diaspora comes from the founder of FB. <BR>
It that true?<BR>
Martin<BR>
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On Sun, 2011-10-16 at 02:41 -0700, Yosem Companys wrote:<BR>
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This post may be of interest: Diaspora* is not about killing Facebook or Google+. It's about reinventing the social web:<A HREF="http://joindiaspora.com/posts/433064">http://joindiaspora.com/posts/433064</A>
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Diaspora* is all about protecting the open web and fighting against walled gardens. We're inspired by Eben Moglen <A HREF="http://nymag.com/news/features/establishments/68512/">http://nymag.com/news/features/establishments/68512/</A>, so our goals are consistent with FreedomBox. Another good piece is this one: <A HREF="http://spectrum.ieee.org/telecom/internet/the-making-of-diaspora">http://spectrum.ieee.org/telecom/internet/the-making-of-diaspora</A>
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Our funding goal is to raise as much as we can to keep the <A HREF="http://diasporafoundation.org/">http://diasporafoundation.org/</A> going and sustain our development. We raised $250K via Kickstarter last summer, which lasted us over a year. If you want a tangible number, my personal goal would be to raise $1 million per year so we can support Diaspora* community spaces where our open-source developers can work face-to-face to greatly expand our development efforts.
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On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 12:15 AM, Melvin Carvalho <<A HREF="mailto:melvincarvalho@gmail.com">melvincarvalho@gmail.com</A>> wrote:
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On 16 October 2011 02:28, Yosem Companys <<A HREF="mailto:companys@stanford.edu">companys@stanford.edu</A>> wrote:<BR>
> Hi All,<BR>
> My name is Yosem, and I'm a member of this list, though I generally don't<BR>
> say much. I'm a PhD student at Stanford but also work running the Diaspora*<BR>
> Foundation.<BR>
> If you'd like invites, please let me know, and I'll be happy to send you<BR>
> one. If you have any questions, please let me know too. Happy to answer<BR>
> them. We're very transparent, non-commercial, and community-run. You won't<BR>
> get any BS from us.<BR>
> Since a lot of people still have questions about Diaspora*, we took a moment<BR>
> to address some of the things we have been hearing lately. We hope you'll<BR>
> take a<BR>
> look: <A HREF="http://blog.diasporafoundation.org/2011/10/15/diaspora-not-vaporware-not-a-nigerian-prince.html">http://blog.diasporafoundation.org/2011/10/15/diaspora-not-vaporware-not-a-nigerian-prince.html</A><BR>
> Anyway, I'm at your disposal. Ask away.<BR>
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Thanks for pointing this out, that was an interesting read.<BR>
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If I've understood your financial statement correctly, you're looking<BR>
to raise another $100, to keep going for the next year?<BR>
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My question is, does diaspora have plans to interoperate with other<BR>
(non diaspora) FOSS social system, on the Web? If so, which ones?
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> Best,<BR>
> Yosem<BR>
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> On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 1:09 PM, Weaver <<A HREF="mailto:weaver@riseup.net">weaver@riseup.net</A>> wrote:<BR>
>><BR>
>> On Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:41:14 +0200<BR>
>> Brandon Invergo <<A HREF="mailto:b.invergo@gmail.com">b.invergo@gmail.com</A>> wrote:<BR>
>><BR>
>> > No sooner did I write that defense of Diaspora than I read this<BR>
>> > article:<BR>
>> ><BR>
>> > <A HREF="http://allthingsd.com/20111013/at-lunch-with-diaspora-the-non-profit-open-source-social-network-built-by-outsiders/">http://allthingsd.com/20111013/at-lunch-with-diaspora-the-non-profit-open-source-social-network-built-by-outsiders/</A><BR>
>> > In which they float the idea of charging people for running a pod. At<BR>
>> > the same time, a friend on Facebook who has been waiting for an<BR>
>> > invite to <A HREF="http://joindiaspora.com">joindiaspora.com</A> was talking about how he felt that they<BR>
>> > were soliciting invites in exchange for donations. I'm assuming he<BR>
>> > just got the same email as everyone else asking for donations but<BR>
>> > since they also sent it to the people waiting for invitations, it was<BR>
>> > difficult not to make that assumption.<BR>
>><BR>
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>><BR>
>> That's definitely happening.<BR>
>> I'm still waiting for an 'invitation' and got the email asking for $25<BR>
>> with the assurance that everybody donating wouldn't have to wait any<BR>
>> longer.<BR>
>> Young blokes beginning to see the uptake of a new project and eyeing<BR>
>> Zuckerburg potentials is how I see it.<BR>
>> If it carries on I might be declining the 'invitation' before I receive<BR>
>> it.<BR>
>> Regards,<BR>
>><BR>
>> Weaver.<BR>
>> --<BR>
>> "In a world without walls and fences,<BR>
>> what need have we for Windows or Gates?"<BR>
>> -Anon.<BR>
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