The biggest problem with creating a free software social service is that you can't just apply the old method that GNU has used historically: Just mirror the interface and you're done.
That method works fine for many different tools. But with social apps you need to be able to federate, which means you need to have a proprietary vendor who wants to help, which isn't going to happen.
I'm hoping Matrix will provide the bridging required to be able to send notifications from Diaspora to Twitter (for example). I will always be a hack though. :/
That method works fine for many different tools. But with social apps you need to be able to federate, which means you need to have a proprietary vendor who wants to help, which isn't going to happen.
I'm hoping Matrix will provide the bridging required to be able to send notifications from Diaspora to Twitter (for example). I will always be a hack though. :/