Re: Let's blow some new life into this community group

either that, or just put erlang into browsers :)

On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 7:24 PM, Jan Wildeboer <jwildebo@redhat.com> wrote:
> We need XMPP server implemented in JavaScript. So it can run client or server side with node.js.
>
> I think every single part of the stack should be JS. With a dynamic layer that can seamlessly run code either client or server.
>
> That is my ideal solution for the freedom box, BTW.
>
> A pure JS only stack can run on very cheap hardware. Add more languages and you raise the price.
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> Am 04.07.2012 um 18:05 schrieb Niels Ole Salscheider <niels_ole@salscheider-online.de>:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>>>> email (hotmail, gmail etc.).
>>>
>>> ok, so there the integration is seamless, i agree. so maybe we should
>>> use smtp as the server-to-server protocol for the federation of
>>> private messages. i guess that could work. Would have to deal with
>>> spam, but otoh, you would instantly integrate with a very large user
>>> base. Would it be an option to add in- and out-going smtp to
>>> StatusNet, BuddyCloud, Diaspora, Friendika, etcetera? if yes/no, why?
>>
>> Why do you want to use smtp? Buddycloud already uses XMPP as federation
>> protocol and I think it is a more obvious choice.
>> In fact, I really like that idea: XMPP is already a widely used protocol for
>> chat and provides federation. Why don't we just add functionality to store
>> additional information on the XMPP server (e. g. address book, calendar,
>> relations to other people, public keys, your vcard, ...) and to use Activity
>> Streams over XMPP ("Inbox")?
>>
>> Like in the mentioned example where you can edit web page A from web page B,
>> you could use your account from any web page that provides the necessary
>> functionality - or from a desktop / mobile application if you prefer not to
>> have your web browser running all the time just to be available for chat.
>>
>> Of course, the stored files on the XMPP server can be made accessible by webdav
>> / http, too. This way, you can easily make the content of some of these
>> available on your personal web page.
>>
>> This way, your Jabber id can be used to identify you. All your personal
>> communication (expect of email?) could be handled by the XMPP server with web
>> pages and desktop applications providing access to the data.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Ole
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