Re: RE : Re: Federation protocols

On 12 June 2013 11:40, Michiel B. de Jong <anything@michielbdejong.com>wrote:

> On 2013-06-12 11:16, Nick Jennings wrote:
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>> On Jun 12, 2013 10:22 AM, "Goix Laurent Walter"
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>>> Should we formalize these 2 teams to start some concrete collaborations?
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>> Sure, that could help to avoid these kinds of "chasing our tail"
>> discussions in the future.
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> from my point of view, maybe we can describe it as "bottom-up" (build
> stuff, use it, and see what synergies emerge) vs "top-down" (document and
> discuss things that we already know could work for everybody, to avoid
> reinventing all sorts of wheels).
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> i don't see them as "camps" but just a distinction to help us all
> understand each other. i think we need both approaches to work in tandem,
> for best results.
>

If we were to split into 2 groups (and I dont think we shoud) I would favour

1. Web oriented networks (based primarily on HTTP)

2. Net oriented networks (based primarily on other protocols)

I think we need to solve (1) at least to a basic level in order to have a
solid foundation for (2)


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> my 2ct,
> Michiel
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