Re: [DotGNU]DotGNU/Jabber Meeting of Oct 12

[Adam Theo]

tali streit wrote:

> sorry i didn't make the meeting... was travelling. (work, you know--)

Ahh... cool. You travel for your job?

>> [17:54] <nb> The urgent objective is to build a webservices
>> platform  that is copyleft and that can compete with .NET [17:55]
>>  <theo> sorry, dotGNU is a platform being developed by GNU and 
FreeDevelopers
>>  to provide web services, authentication, identity, etc...
>
> i don't know about anyone else, but i seem to lose track between all
>  the  "Services", "Frameworks", "Platforms" etc. maybe we should
> draw up a  clear set of definitions as used by dotGNU?

Yes, I see your point. I like your definitions. I plan to work on it 
when I get some free time today (off days are *so* nice :-)

>> [18:10] <theo> then just take the ideas you had for dotGNU, and
>> turn  them into "modules" for this jabber auth framework. [18:10]
>>  <theo> then let them conmpete. [18:10] <nb> In what language are
>>  you implementing in, and what  license are you using?
>
> so how do we let them compete? -> see next point:

Once the many good ideas for authentication and such are implimented 
within this common Jabber Auth Framework, we can let the different 
approaches be used/rejected by the various project programmers 
themselves. If you are designing a DotGNU service, you have a selection 
of approved auth methods to choose from. Pick the best for your project, 
and after time we'll see which selections are working the best for 
everyone, and probably deprecate the remainder.

Adam Theo wrote:
>> [18:30] <theo> i mean registrations as in becomming a "dotgnu
>> member".  getting an account, etc... [18:30] <theo> and
>> subscriptions as in signing up to get stock quotes,  or
>> calendaring services, etc. [18:31] <theo> both of which could be
>> managed as the userb wants,  likely from a central "location"
>> (like their home computer)

tali streit wrote:
> I must be misunderstanding - why would someone become a "dotgnu
> member"?

Norbert Bollow wrote:
> This was mentioned as an example only, but the dotgnu.org website
> might have some "members only" features, such as for example the
> ability to vote on some matters relating to DotGNU. (If voting
> and/or polling is introduced, there needs to be some kind of
> registration, otherwise it becomes a pure contest of "which side
> cheats more"  [:-)]

Arun wrote:
> Theo was talking about subscription service.  Signing up for some
> service through DotGNU.

Yes, exactly. Some type of registration would be needed to use some 
dotGNU Services. I like Norbert's example of restricted access, and Arun 
hits the nail on the head there. My above quoted proposal was to use the 
user's Jabber/dotGNU account as the account to base subscriptions off 
of, instead of requiring users to set up and maintain accounts spread 
all over the net (a dotGNU Dev account, a FreeDevelopers.net account, a 
Kuro5hin account, etc.).

And to ensure that user's privacy is kept, I'd love to see (and help) 
the many major GNU communities offer these Jabber/dotGNU accounts. 
FreeDevelopers, DotGNU, GNOME, etc...

>> [18:39] <theo> i will make this a regular, weekly thing. [18:39]
>> <theo> is Friday or Thursday best for everyone here?
>
> make it thursday?

Sure. Thursday is looking like the best day for most people. Say 
Thursdays at 19:00 UTC/GMT?
 (http://www.timeanddate.com)

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