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"The only way that social networks can be pro-user is if they are a standards-based commodity like email, where anyone is free to implement the standard and off
by politician 15y ago
"The only way that social networks can be pro-user is if they are a standards-based commodity like email, where anyone is free to implement the standard and offer the service."
This already exists for social data, it's called The Locker Project. http://lockerproject.org/#vision http://lockerproject.org/#vision
- sixtofour 15y agoThis is great, a great start. But this is an implementation, not a standard. I think it remains to be seen whether github repos give us anything like the long term stability and stewardship of RFCs. Not to mention the longevity of github. Yeah I know, you can fork. Everyone can fork.