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IETF maintains the SMTP specs, yet their mail server operation is one tiny (set of) server(s) among many. The idea with federated systems is that the standard
by pgeorgi 12y ago
IETF maintains the SMTP specs, yet their mail server operation is one tiny (set of) server(s) among many.
The idea with federated systems is that the standard body isn't _running_ the network. So no, I wouldn't expect W3C to run a social network, federated or not. Their own node, maybe.
- wdewind 12y agoThat's kind of a matter of semantics, I wasn't sure how to say it properly. "Directing" a social network? I understand they aren't literally paying for the nodes, but defining the protocol gives you quite a lot of power and centralization.
- pgeorgi 12y agoIt's a multi-stakeholder model. In the end a "social networking protocols working group" would primarily consist of delegates from all social network operators that implement the standards.