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I'm not sure about totally new document format. But I would like to see something new in file collaboration. A system that is distributed, and standardized (a n
by bungle 14y ago
I'm not sure about totally new document format. But I would like to see something new in file collaboration. A system that is distributed, and standardized (a new protocol for file collaboration, something like http but for binary blobs, p2p is a nice start but something that works better for enterprise collaboration).
Cloud services in this space are nice but they are all centrally managed. And collaboration between different centralized systems doesn't work (say between SharePoint, and Google Drive).
- mfidelman 14y agoWe're trying to use a standardized document format. Building on Atom. Should be able to read serialized format in any blog reader. Microformats will be used to add structure, and JavaScript library will take feed, order elements, and select versions for presentation. Add a little CSS for additional presentation elements (e.g., of an action item list).
- bungle 14y agoI know that. But if you want this to work on broader scale the system needs to support all the files regardless of their format. I'm not saying that what you are proposing is useless, it is just a more vertical solution for a specific needs. Not a general solution for file collaboration problems.