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I really have to wonder, why is there no "peer to peer" social network? It seems ideally suited for this type of usage, and this would ensure that data is only
by enqk 15y ago
I really have to wonder, why is there no "peer to peer" social network? It seems ideally suited for this type of usage, and this would ensure that data is only in each node rather than on some central server. Does something exist like that already?
- rmc 15y agowhy is there no "peer to peer" social network Probably the closest there is is the blog-o-sphere and/or the internet in general? I can host my photos on a website, and email that to a friend? Someone can subscribe to my RSS feed of my blog, etc.
- hristov 15y agoEben Moglen from the FSF is trying to popularize a fully open source peer to peer social network run out of those tiny plug computers. See: http://www.freedomboxfoundation.org/ http://www.freedomboxfoundation.org/
- qznc 15y agoDepends on what you want a "peer" to be. A peer being an Free Software server, which anybody can host: Appleseed, Diaspora, Elgg, and many more. A peer being like a file-sharing application running on each persons computer: XMPP would be a good start, but I don't know any projects, who have built something noteworthy on top. The big problems: Friends must be able to interact with me, while I'm offline. Browser integration for "share buttons".