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I don't really understand what they mean by 'nodes'. Could someone explain?
by puredemo 16y ago
I don't really understand what they mean by 'nodes'. Could someone explain?
- MikeCapone 16y agoWikipedia is a good starting point: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Node_(networking) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Node_(networking)
- puredemo 16y agoYeah, that wasn't helpful. I understand what nodes are in physical networking terminology. But how do they apply to this social network?
- mcantelon 16y agoNodes exist in a network and, in this context, can share information (status updates, social graph additions, etc. ) with other nodes. But these nodes would control what information they share the Facebook model.
- puredemo 16y agoI'm still not seeing how that would work. What does, "what information they share the Facebook model" mean? Can a user belong to as many nodes as he or she wants? Can a user run as many nodes as he or she wants? Is a node a real, physical thing or just a co-opted version of the networking term? What would it mean for an end user to belong to two nodes versus ten nodes?
- crc32 16y agoSurely your "friend" can choose to run a node that conforms to the Diaspora protocol, but also forwards your information on. How does the trust/privacy aspect work? You know, the same kind of friend that uploads photos of you drunk.
- MikeCapone 16y agoI'm sorry, your question wasn't specific enough and I thought maybe you weren't familiar with the concept. I have no idea how they plan to build their network, so I can't help you with that.