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Running your own identity server allows you to act as an OpenID Provider. You could run one just for yourself, for a community of users or, if you wish, for the general public . You do not need to register or obtain permission from anyone; you just need to run an OpenID identity server on your site. This requires the ability to install and run some software on your web server. Some existing OpenID identity server implementations are listed below. Community-ID - Community-ID is an OpenID implementation in PHP which is OpenID 2.0 compliant.
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Apache Shindig is an OpenSocial container and helps you to start hosting OpenSocial apps quickly by providing the code to render gadgets, proxy requests, and handle REST and RPC requests. Apache Shindig is a container for hosting social application consisting of four parts: Gadget Container JavaScript : core JavaScript foundation for general gadget functionality ( read more about gadget functionality ). This JavaScript manages security, communication, UI layout, and feature extensions, such as the OpenSocial API. Gadget Rendering Server : used to render the gadget XML into JavaScript and HTML for the container to expose via the container JavaScript. OpenSocial Container JavaScript : JavaScript environment that sits on top of the Gadget Container JavaScript and provides OpenSocial specific functionality (profiles, friends, activities, datastore).
Shindig - Welcome To Apache Shindig!
Markus : I am from Vienna, Austria, and I spent the last few years working in various communities that deal with issues related to identity, privacy and personal data on the Internet. During this time, my primary work areas were the Eclipse Higgins project as well as XRI and XDI , but I have also been close to many other related projects, technologies and open protocols. More recently, I have developed a personal interest in a little-known academic field called Peace & Conflict Studies, where I find myself discovering many interesting parallels to the technological work I am doing. Could you give us an overview of your software?
OStatus | people on different networks following each other
The Appleseed Project - Open Source Social Networking
Open source social networking alternatives have no shortage of passion and enthusiasm. There is an overwhelming interest in building open alternatives to the walled gardens we currently inhabit, and a strong belief in the necessity and superiority of freedom and decentralization over corporate, centralized control. And yet a viable alternative has not emerged. While the world holds their breath for a challenger, most of the world still socializes on a closed off section of the internet which sees it's users as products, not as digital citizens worthy of a basic respect. The advantages held by centralized social networking sites are overwhelming. Facebook and Google have billions in funding, expertise unrivaled and massive momentum.