They basically plan to implement the ostatus protocols (google them)
Ah yes, I was at the Federated Social Web Summit in July, hosted by StatusNet (met the Diaspora team there, briefly), so yes, I'm aware of the OStatus protocols. I've been following the Github since September, and I've read the specifications that have been put forward, and most of it is more theory than documentation, although that can be forgiven so early on. I still feel, however, that the specs they do have are quite vague, especially in terms of the issues of privacy, access management, security, etc, which is Diaspora's raison d'être.
I guess I assumed that they would have had a lot of that stuff worked out before they had even started coding, or asking for money for that matter.
I could talk more about it, but I'd prefer not to spend much time explaining why there isn't enough information, I'd prefer to have information which I can compare and contrast. It may be that Diaspora and Appleseed are simply at different points in development, so I may just have to be patient and see where they end up.
Ah yes, I was at the Federated Social Web Summit in July, hosted by StatusNet (met the Diaspora team there, briefly), so yes, I'm aware of the OStatus protocols. I've been following the Github since September, and I've read the specifications that have been put forward, and most of it is more theory than documentation, although that can be forgiven so early on. I still feel, however, that the specs they do have are quite vague, especially in terms of the issues of privacy, access management, security, etc, which is Diaspora's raison d'être.
I guess I assumed that they would have had a lot of that stuff worked out before they had even started coding, or asking for money for that matter.
I could talk more about it, but I'd prefer not to spend much time explaining why there isn't enough information, I'd prefer to have information which I can compare and contrast. It may be that Diaspora and Appleseed are simply at different points in development, so I may just have to be patient and see where they end up.