[Imc-alternatives] appleseed project 0.72 released,

[Robbt]

 another interesting social networking software.
I got this e-mail a little while ago, and I just
thought people in imc-alternatives might want to
check it out.


The latest version of Appleseed (0.7.2) is now
available.
This
version adds further functionality to the photo
component,
"tagging"
functionality, and the ability for
administrators to
"trust" or
"block" other nodes.  A simple configuration
page has also
been added
to the administration section for first time users.

The source code for this release can be
downloaded at:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/appleseed

If you're looking to set up a test site, I would
recommend
using
Dreamhost.com.  I currently use them for hosting
appleseedproject.org
and Appleseed is sure to work if installed on
one of their
shared
accounts.

Appleseed is doing three things that are very
cutting edge
for the web:

1. Distributed Social Networking - Taking social
networking away from
massive, monolithic sites like MySpace and
Friendster and
distributing
it across potentially thousands of sites that
all work
together.

2. Single Sign On - Similar to OpenID,
Appleseed's single
sign on
focuses on end-user ease of use.  If you have a
login for one
appleseed site, then you can log in using your
appleseed
address (for
example, michael.chisari at appleseedproject.org) to
authenticate you for
any other appleseed site.  More on OpenID is
available at
http://openid.net/

3. Sender-Stores messaging:  Based loosely on
the IM2000
proposal, a
Sender Stores system seeks to add accountability
as a
means to
reducing and possibly eliminating spam.  More on
IM2000 is
available
at: http://www.im2000.org/

If you haven't already gotten an invite to the
test site
(http://appleseedproject.org), just let me know
and I'll
send you an
email.

(If you would like to be taken off of this
recipient list,
send me an
email back, and I'll make sure you don't
continue to get
updates.)

Michael Chisari
michael.chisari at gmail.com