Rstatus rstatus → Full ostatus support

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  singpolyma 2011-03-31 20:01:51 UTC

  Some problems with using special "groups" instead of just making every hashtag a "group" (ie: OStatus-enabled/followable hashtags):

  1) Usually introduces special new microsyntax
  2) Can cause data duplication (if someone wants something to be tagged and also go to a group)
  3) Can be an excuse to not implement followable hashtags (even thouh those are really useful by themselves)

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  Steve Klabnik 2011-04-02 19:56:50 UTC

  • State changed from “new” to “open”
  • Milestone set to “Full ostatus support”
  • Milestone order changed from “13” to “0”

  I do agree that groups are awkward. They are part of the ostatus spec, though, so at least the gem should properly support them.

  I do like the idea of making hashtags groups, and no other way of doing it, though. I do agree that the whole !whatever syntax is kinda awkward.

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  singpolyma 2011-04-04 15:58:09 UTC

  Sure, this is a part of the OStatus spec that was a bit poorly done, since really groups are just users that repeat whatever you Salmon to them, but whatever.

  +1 to implementing groups at the protocol level but making them indistinguishable from hashtags in the UI.