Re: [Dfey-nw-discuss] Facebook Group

[Richard Thompson]

> 2008/9/7 Tim Dobson <address@hidden>:
>>
>> Should we instead be discussing the data portability aspects of
>> Facebook?
>
> Yes, we should.
>
>> or does facebook being free software solve it - after all gmail messes
>> with
>> it's user's data quite a lot too...
>
> No, gmail is not ideal. I would love a free and open alternative that
> worked as well. However, freedom of web services is a fringe issue
> atm. So, just because facebook has its problems doesn't mean we
> shouldn't use it, since it will be a very valuable way to find new
> people.
>

free and open alternative =  mail server + IMAP + web server + php webmail

e.g. exim4 + dovecot + apache2 + squirrelmail

:D

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Richard Thompson