OT was an incredible improvement and, as I understand it, OT + XMPP with a standard protocol would have been a phenomenal improvement even w/o any Google provided GUI.
There is more discussion of the technical details (and how to save them) on a similar thread over on the Wave Protocol group. Strongly recommended: http://groups.google.com/group/wave-protocol/browse_thread/thread/8c9f65092521cd1d On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 1:45 PM, gengstrand <[email protected]> wrote: > Can anyone here explain what significant functionality is in the > server that you couldn't get out of XMPP? There are already two stable > and mature open source server projects out there. Google has > contributed to the openfire server and Tigase is still very active > with a new release coming out in September. > > I have posted my opinions on why Google Wave died over at > http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/future-of-work/google-wave-rip-40451 and > would be interested in your opinions too. > > > On Aug 5, 8:04 am, David Sainte-Claire <[email protected]> > wrote: > > As far as I know, Google never released the details on setting up your > own > > server. I don't think the Federation protocol was ever fully baked. I > > could be totally wrong though > > > > On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 8:01 AM, AkiRoss <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Ok the news is pretty well confirmed. > > > > > Now let's get serious: what will be done to save and release what has > > > been done until now? > > > Will be the material (API, sites, protocols) kept online even with the > > > project discontinued? I read that this will be kept online until > > > December, but what then? Everything disappears? > > > > > I'm hoping for everyone that a site (even a parallel, community site) > > > will continue to live and be active, and I'm really hoping that Google > > > decision won't preclude the continuation of this great work by the > > > community. > > > > > Do someone know if there are already community sites to continue the > > > project? > > > > > ~Aki > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "Google Wave API" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]<google-wave-api%[email protected]> > <google-wave-api%[email protected]<google-wave-api%[email protected]> > > > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/google-wave-api?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Wave API" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<google-wave-api%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-wave-api?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Wave API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-wave-api?hl=en.
