This post may be of interest: Diaspora* is not about killing Facebook or Google+. It's about reinventing the social web:<a href="http://joindiaspora.com/posts/433064">http://joindiaspora.com/posts/433064</a><div><br></div>
<div>Diaspora* is all about protecting the open web and fighting against walled gardens. We're inspired by Eben Moglen <a href="http://nymag.com/news/features/establishments/68512/">http://nymag.com/news/features/establishments/68512/</a>, so our goals are consistent with FreedomBox. Another good piece is this one: <a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/telecom/internet/the-making-of-diaspora">http://spectrum.ieee.org/telecom/internet/the-making-of-diaspora</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Our funding goal is to raise as much as we can to keep the <a href="http://diasporafoundation.org/">http://diasporafoundation.org/</a> going and sustain our development. We raised $250K via Kickstarter last summer, which lasted us over a year. If you want a tangible number, my personal goal would be to raise $1 million per year so we can support Diaspora* community spaces where our open-source developers can work face-to-face to greatly expand our development efforts.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Yosem</div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 12:15 AM, Melvin Carvalho <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:melvincarvalho@gmail.com">melvincarvalho@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div class="im">On 16 October 2011 02:28, Yosem Companys <<a href="mailto:companys@stanford.edu">companys@stanford.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hi All,<br>
> My name is Yosem, and I'm a member of this list, though I generally don't<br>
> say much. I'm a PhD student at Stanford but also work running the Diaspora*<br>
> Foundation.<br>
> If you'd like invites, please let me know, and I'll be happy to send you<br>
> one. If you have any questions, please let me know too. Happy to answer<br>
> them. We're very transparent, non-commercial, and community-run. You won't<br>
> get any BS from us.<br>
> Since a lot of people still have questions about Diaspora*, we took a moment<br>
> to address some of the things we have been hearing lately. We hope you'll<br>
> take a<br>
> look: <a href="http://blog.diasporafoundation.org/2011/10/15/diaspora-not-vaporware-not-a-nigerian-prince.html" target="_blank">http://blog.diasporafoundation.org/2011/10/15/diaspora-not-vaporware-not-a-nigerian-prince.html</a><br>
> Anyway, I'm at your disposal. Ask away.<br>
<br>
</div>Thanks for pointing this out, that was an interesting read.<br>
<br>
If I've understood your financial statement correctly, you're looking<br>
to raise another $100, to keep going for the next year?<br>
<br>
My question is, does diaspora have plans to interoperate with other<br>
(non diaspora) FOSS social system, on the Web? If so, which ones?<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
> Best,<br>
> Yosem<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 1:09 PM, Weaver <<a href="mailto:weaver@riseup.net">weaver@riseup.net</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> On Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:41:14 +0200<br>
>> Brandon Invergo <<a href="mailto:b.invergo@gmail.com">b.invergo@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> > No sooner did I write that defense of Diaspora than I read this<br>
>> > article:<br>
>> ><br>
>> > <a href="http://allthingsd.com/20111013/at-lunch-with-diaspora-the-non-profit-open-source-social-network-built-by-outsiders/" target="_blank">http://allthingsd.com/20111013/at-lunch-with-diaspora-the-non-profit-open-source-social-network-built-by-outsiders/</a><br>
>> > In which they float the idea of charging people for running a pod. At<br>
>> > the same time, a friend on Facebook who has been waiting for an<br>
>> > invite to <a href="http://joindiaspora.com" target="_blank">joindiaspora.com</a> was talking about how he felt that they<br>
>> > were soliciting invites in exchange for donations. I'm assuming he<br>
>> > just got the same email as everyone else asking for donations but<br>
>> > since they also sent it to the people waiting for invitations, it was<br>
>> > difficult not to make that assumption.<br>
>><br>
>> <snip><br>
>><br>
>> That's definitely happening.<br>
>> I'm still waiting for an 'invitation' and got the email asking for $25<br>
>> with the assurance that everybody donating wouldn't have to wait any<br>
>> longer.<br>
>> Young blokes beginning to see the uptake of a new project and eyeing<br>
>> Zuckerburg potentials is how I see it.<br>
>> If it carries on I might be declining the 'invitation' before I receive<br>
>> it.<br>
>> Regards,<br>
>><br>
>> Weaver.<br>
>> --<br>
>> "In a world without walls and fences,<br>
>> what need have we for Windows or Gates?"<br>
>> -Anon.<br>
>><br>
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