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"In order to run Diaspora, you will need to download the following dependencies (specific instructions follow): Build Tools - Packages needed to compile the co
by ericz 16y ago
"In order to run Diaspora, you will need to download the following dependencies (specific instructions follow):
Build Tools - Packages needed to compile the components that follow.
Ruby - The Ruby programming language. (We're using 1.8.7. It comes preinstalled on Mac OS X.)
MongoDB - A snappy noSQL database.
OpenSSL - An encryption library. (It comes preinstalled on Mac OS X and Ubuntu.)
ImageMagick - An Image processing library used to resize uploaded photos.
Git - The fast version control system."
Wait a sec.. I thought this was going to be a desktop app. Are they going to wrap all of these tools into a binary for eventual consumer distribution? This sounds like end clients are going to be running a web server and mongod and all sorts of things. The resource usage overhead.. =|
- chrischen 16y agoI thought they were doing this so people (other companies, entities) can setup their own social networks that interoperate with each other, like email providers, but in this case social network providers.
- zepolen 16y agoSo instead of one company to trust doesn't invade your privacy, now you have to trust a bunch of inbetweens?
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- chrischen 16y agoThat's a problem they're going to have to fix. But I guess they can always make it so that certain data doesn't leave a provider. And if you can't export your data, that's a major problem too.
- RealGeek 16y agoWhat made you think it is a desktop app? Diaspora is supposed to be an OpenSource Facebook clone. When was the last time you used Facebook as a desktop app?