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frequently asked questions |
In a word: yes. If you have access to a browser, you will be able to use and access Diaspora, whether you use a Mac, Windows, or Linux.
Thanks for your interest! We’re not looking for donations anymore, so we will not be setting up alternate payment methods.
Soon after the the funding period is over (on Tuesday Jun 1, 11:59pm EDT), the team will be in touch through Kickstarter for further information.
Everything will be shipped at the end of the summer. We’d like to send everything in one package, and the CD with our software will not be available until the end of the summer.
When we launched Diaspora, we expected 200-300 backers. The CD was meant as a token of gratitude, rather than the primary avenue to distribute the software. Since we plan on working on Diaspora past the end of the summer, the version on the CD will probably be obsolete by the time it arrives. The best way to get Diaspora will be to download the latest version from the web.
Ruby, with a bit of Rails and other Ruby frameworks thrown in.
Short answer: wherever you like.
We think most people will use some sort of hosting provider to host their seed. This could be a traditional web host, a cloud-based host, an ISP, or a friend.
For the less technically inclined, we hope to provide a one-click hosting service like Wordpress.com to make creating a seed as easy as possible.
The more technically inclined will be able to host their seeds at home for maximum flexibility, privacy, and security.
Yes. The Diaspora core will be content-agnostic. Anybody will be able to write a plugin to use Diaspora to manage permissions and notifications for any kind of content. Since Diaspora seeds will use HTTP to communicate, programmers will also be able to build clients like new web frontends or mobile applications to improve Diaspora’s interface. Open source software is a community effort.
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