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1. Adrian Cochrane (alcinnz@floss.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Jun-2018 17:10:13 EDT Adrian Cochrane

   I'm very much "protocols over platforms". As the protocols empower people, especially if they're unaware of them, whereas platforms end up locking them in.

   Though it is sad the hype is the other way around.

   1. Graham (grahammitchell@social.coop)'s status on Thursday, 14-Jun-2018 08:27:57 EDT Graham

      in reply to

      @alcinnz @Antanicus

      Yes, protocols over platforms. But platforms are more visible hence the focus. I think it is temporary however, and in due course the emphasis will shift.

      What is important is that we have robust cooperative-friendly protocols available to build on.

      1. bhaugen (bhaugen@social.coop)'s status on Thursday, 14-Jun-2018 08:53:27 EDT bhaugen

         in reply to

         @Graham_Mitchell @Antanicus @alcinnz

         The big diff of protocol vs platform is that several different platforms (as in different apps using the same protocol) are now federated right here using the same protocol.

         If you want, for example, to have a cooperative economic system, it better use a protocol so all the cooperatives can interact with each other.