Comment on Introducing Habitat - A Social Platform for Local Communities
carlnewton@feddit.uk 6 hours agoNow that’s an interesting idea!
This release is step one in the plan. Federation is step two! More information on this here: carlnewton.github.io/posts/building-habitat/
I love what activitypub has done for the internet, but I don’t think it will be right for this project, but yes to federation – if there are instances to federate with of course!
ada@piefed.blahaj.zone 6 hours ago
It seems to me that activity pub could still be useful for a couple of reasons. If you live in the suburbs of a city, then bring able to also access an instance for your suburb and your city might be useful.
And if you live in multiple locales, or if want to stay connected to your old home town etc
carlnewton@feddit.uk 5 hours ago
Please do have a read of this: …github.io/…/location-based-social-network/#conne…
I feel quite confident that a gossip protocol approach is the right way to go, but seamless connectivity to other instances is absolutely planned!
ada@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 hours ago
That was my bad. I was espousing federation, not AP specifically, and I see that federation is built in to the idea