[SFS] Fwd: diaspora* version 0.6.0.0 released! - The diaspora* Project
P. Hoemke
hoemke.paul@gmail.com
Sat, 27 Aug 2016 11:44:14 -0600
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Ooh, fresh release! Maybe I'll finish up getting one installed here one of
these days...
Anybody else still working on theirs?
Paul.
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Date: Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 12:04 AM
Subject: diaspora* version 0.6.0.0 released! - The diaspora* Project
To: Paul Hoemke <hoemke.paul@gmail.com>
https://blog.diasporafoundation.org/33-diaspora-version-0-6-0-0-released
diaspora* version 0.6.0.0 released!
August 27th marks four years since diaspora*, the open, privacy-oriented
social network, was placed into the hands of its community by its founders.
Four years of refactoring, fixing bugs, redesigning the interface and
introducing new features. Since the last release, 42 volunteer contributors
have added 44221 lines of code and removed 38560 unnecessary lines, in six
major releases and many smaller ones. =E2=80=9CSix major releases?=E2=80=9D=
You ask. Yes,
six, because today we are releasing *diaspora* version 0.6*, the biggest
version diaspora*=E2=80=99s community has ever released.
Our latest release contains an enormous number of changes, making huge
improvements in user experience and optimizing the =E2=80=98under-the-hood=
=E2=80=99 code.
- The user interface has been transformed, and now has a more modern,
easy to use design. It is also customizable, with the introduction of co=
lor
themes.
- diaspora* now allows users to make their entire profile public. In
this way, we hope diaspora* can be more easily used as a window for
organizations, or even be used as a blog.
- It=E2=80=99s now possible to display your posting location on an OpenS=
treetMap
map.
- Although still not fully polished, our real-time chat feature (based
on XMPP) has also been improved in this version. Of course, it is
completely open so you can chat with any other XMPP user within the
integrated chat interface, or even outside diaspora* with an external XM=
PP
client =E2=80=93 convenient for when you=E2=80=99re using your phone!
- Talking of phones, diaspora*s mobile version hasn=E2=80=99t been forgo=
tten. It
has also had an interface upgrade. It now displays polls and post locati=
on,
and allows users to connect to external services (Facebook, Twitter,
Wordpress, Tumblr) and edit their privacy settings. If you don=E2=80=99t=
find our
mobile interface works for you, switch to the =E2=80=98desktop=E2=80=99 =
interface =E2=80=93 you=E2=80=99ll
find that it=E2=80=99s now fully responsive to screen size and will look=
good on
your phone!
- Last but not least, we=E2=80=99ve been working hard to build the basis=
of a
much-requested feature: an external API to help diaspora* interact with
external applications! We=E2=80=99re proud to announce that the first, i=
mportant
step in this direction has been taken: every diaspora* server now become=
s
an OpenID provider! Yes, you can now put a =E2=80=9CConnect with diaspor=
a*=E2=80=9D button
on your website ;)
Those are some pretty amazing changes, right? Well, wait for it =E2=80=93 t=
he best
is yet to come. diaspora*=E2=80=99s federation protocol, which allows every=
pod in
the diaspora* network to communicate with each other, has finally been
extracted in a separated project. This means you can include this code in
your application and it will be able to =E2=80=9Ctalk=E2=80=9D to diaspora*=
! Plus, you
wouldn=E2=80=99t believe how many improvements have been made to the protoc=
ol.
Federation now functions as it should =E2=80=93 immediately, reliably and
invisibly. What had been diaspora*=E2=80=99s weakness has now been reborn a=
s it=E2=80=99s
biggest strength. The power of decentralized networking is back in
everyone=E2=80=99s hands!
Here=E2=80=99s a quick round-up of the major changes coming your way in *ve=
rsion
0.6*:
- API & OpenID
- Chat moves from Vines -> Prosody
- Ability to make your entire profile information public so you can use
diaspora* like a blog
- You can display your location on an OpenStreetMap map
Interface
- New, more modern and easy to use =E2=80=98flat=E2=80=99 design
- Port style sheets to Bootstrap 3 for stability and compatibility
- New home page
- Choice of color themes (5 themes for the moment)
Mobile
- New more modern and easy to use =E2=80=98flat=E2=80=99 design
- Ability to post polls and your location
- Management of adjustments of the services and private life
Administration
- Indication in the admin panel if the pod isn=E2=80=99t running the lat=
est
version of diaspora*
- New page displaying all the pods with which the pod is communicating
and the state of the connections
- Redesign of the moderation page
Internals
- A huge clean-up of the database
- An entirely rewritten federation code, extracted into a separate
library
- Improvement of the test suite to ensure a better quality of code
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>Ooh, fresh release! Maybe I'll finish up get=
ting one installed here one of these days...<br><br></div>Anybody else stil=
l working on theirs?<br><br></div>Paul.<br><div><div><div><br><div class=3D=
"gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>Date: Sat, Aug 27,=
2016 at 12:04 AM<br>Subject: diaspora* version 0.6.0.0 released! - The dia=
spora* Project<br>To: Paul Hoemke <<a href=3D"mailto:hoemke.paul@gmail.c=
om">hoemke.paul@gmail.com</a>><br><br><a href=3D"https://blog.diasporafo=
undation.org/33-diaspora-version-0-6-0-0-released" target=3D"_blank">https:=
//blog.<wbr>diasporafoundation.org/33-<wbr>diaspora-version-0-6-0-0-<wbr>re=
leased</a><br><div dir=3D"auto"><div><div><br></div><div>
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<div><h1>diaspora* version 0.6.0.0 released!</h1>
<p>August 27th marks four years since diaspora*, the open, privacy-or=
iented social network, was placed into the hands of its community by its fo=
unders. Four years of refactoring, fixing bugs, redesigning the interface a=
nd introducing new features. Since the last release, 42 volunteer contribut=
ors have added 44221 lines of code and removed 38560 unnecessary lines, in =
six major releases and many smaller ones. =E2=80=9CSix major releases?=E2=
=80=9D You ask. Yes, six, because today we are releasing <b>diaspora* versi=
on 0.6</b>, the biggest version diaspora*=E2=80=99s community has ever rele=
ased.</p>
<p>Our latest release contains an enormous number of changes, making huge i=
mprovements in user experience and optimizing the =E2=80=98under-the-hood=
=E2=80=99 code.</p>
<ul>
<li>The user interface has been transformed, and now has a more modern, eas=
y to use design. It is also customizable, with the introduction of color th=
emes.</li>
<li>diaspora* now allows users to make their entire profile public. In this=
way, we hope diaspora* can be more easily used as a window for organizatio=
ns, or even be used as a blog.</li>
<li>It=E2=80=99s now possible to display your posting location on an OpenSt=
reetMap map.</li>
<li>Although still not fully polished, our real-time chat feature (based on=
XMPP) has also been improved in this version. Of course, it is completely =
open so you can chat with any other XMPP user within the integrated chat in=
terface, or even outside diaspora* with an external XMPP client =E2=80=93 c=
onvenient for when you=E2=80=99re using your phone!</li>
<li>Talking of phones, diaspora*s mobile version hasn=E2=80=99t been forgot=
ten. It has also had an interface upgrade. It now displays polls and post l=
ocation, and allows users to connect to external services (Facebook, Twitte=
r, Wordpress, Tumblr) and edit their privacy settings. If you don=E2=80=99t=
find our mobile interface works for you, switch to the =E2=80=98desktop=E2=
=80=99 interface =E2=80=93 you=E2=80=99ll find that it=E2=80=99s now fully =
responsive to screen size and will look good on your phone!</li>
<li>Last but not least, we=E2=80=99ve been working hard to build the basis =
of a much-requested feature: an external API to help diaspora* interact wit=
h external applications! We=E2=80=99re proud to announce that the first, im=
portant step in this direction has been taken: every diaspora* server now b=
ecomes an OpenID provider! Yes, you can now put a =E2=80=9CConnect with dia=
spora*=E2=80=9D button on your website ;)</li>
</ul>
<p>Those are some pretty amazing changes, right? Well, wait for it =E2=80=
=93 the best is yet to come. diaspora*=E2=80=99s federation protocol, which=
allows every pod in the diaspora* network to communicate with each other, =
has finally been extracted in a separated project. This means you can inclu=
de this code in your application and it will be able to =E2=80=9Ctalk=E2=80=
=9D to diaspora*! Plus, you wouldn=E2=80=99t believe how many improvements =
have been made to the protocol. Federation now functions as it should =E2=
=80=93 immediately, reliably and invisibly. What had been diaspora*=E2=80=
=99s weakness has now been reborn as it=E2=80=99s biggest strength. The pow=
er of decentralized networking is back in everyone=E2=80=99s hands!</p>
<p>Here=E2=80=99s a quick round-up of the major changes coming your way in =
<b>version 0.6</b>:</p>
<ul>
<li>API & OpenID</li>
<li>Chat moves from Vines -> Prosody</li>
<li>Ability to make your entire profile information public so you can use d=
iaspora* like a blog</li>
<li>You can display your location on an OpenStreetMap map</li>
</ul>
<h4>Interface</h4>
<ul>
<li>New, more modern and easy to use =E2=80=98flat=E2=80=99 design</li>
<li>Port style sheets to Bootstrap 3 for stability and compatibility</li>
<li>New home page</li>
<li>Choice of color themes (5 themes for the moment)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Mobile</h4>
<ul>
<li>New more modern and easy to use =E2=80=98flat=E2=80=99 design</li>
<li>Ability to post polls and your location</li>
<li>Management of adjustments of the services and private life</li>
</ul>
<h4>Administration</h4>
<ul>
<li>Indication in the admin panel if the pod isn=E2=80=99t running the late=
st version of diaspora*</li>
<li>New page displaying all the pods with which the pod is communicating an=
d the state of the connections</li>
<li>Redesign of the moderation page</li>
</ul>
<h4>Internals</h4>
<ul>
<li>A huge clean-up of the database</li>
<li>An entirely rewritten federation code, extracted into a separate librar=
y</li>
<li>Improvement of the test suite to ensure a better quality of code</li>
</ul>
</div></div></div><div></div></div></div><br></div></div></div></div>
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