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Didn't this already happen, and last time we got identi.ca? Why spin off a new microblogging site when there already is one rebel site full of open source devs

Didn't this already happen, and last time we got identi.ca? Why spin off a new microblogging site when there already is one rebel site full of open source devs? What does rStat.us get us that identi.ca didn't?

BenSS 16y ago
Precisely what I was going to post. Both Identi.ca and rStat.us need a compelling reason to switch. Either doing twitter better, or something you can't do on twitter. 'Because Twitter is mean' doesn't pull many users.
drinian 16y ago
As mentioned in the article, all of these services use the OStatus protocol for interoperability. It's pretty great stuff -- I have a StatusNet instance on my website, and people can follow me from other StatusNet instances, I can follow them; it really is decentralized Twitter.
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ddagradi 16y ago
Our goal is not to compete with identi.ca, but join them in promoting OStatus as an open alternative to Twitter that encourages a thriving developer community to build new and exciting apps and services without fear.