FEP-5219: Groups and permissions
This is a discussion thread for FEP-5219: Groups and permissions
Summary
This document describes a permission system for ActivityPub groups.
It is inspired by XEP-0045: Multi-User Chat, which defines a comprehensive permission system for XMPP group chats.
Codeberg.orgfep/fep/5219/fep-5219.md at mainfep - Fediverse Enhancement Proposals
Is this a product of the Groups TF? Since you're the author I'm assuming that isn't the case.
It may be worth asking them to see what things they've converged on.
Replying to @julian@activitypub.space
The last time I checked, not much progress had been made there. However, they are welcome to provide feedback on this FEP.
Replying to @silverpill@mitra.social
@silverpill @julian @feps I'm happy to look over this FEP, but we'll continue the work in the Groups TF. Would you be willing to submit it under the W3C community group CLA so we can include it in that Task Force's work?
Replying to @evan@cosocial.ca
@evan It depends on the terms of the agreement.
No agreement should be necessary, though - FEPs are in public domain, they can be implemented by anyone and can be included in other documents without restrictions.
Also, it is not clear what is the benefit of submitting a FEP to W3C. I already submitted it to the FEP repository, and this was always enough for everybody, including major players like Mastodon and Lemmy. These task forces look like totally unnecessary bureaucracy, I don't really have time for that.
@silverpill @feps @julian great question!
The W3C Community Group contributor license agreement goes beyond copyright -- it also covers patents and other intellectual property.
https://www.w3.org/community/about/process/cla/
It's great that FEPS are CC0 -- that makes it possible to redistribute the text freely verbatim or modified. However, it doesn't protect implementers from patents and other claims.