Re: Fwd: Software Freedom Day

[Sandy Armstrong <sanfordarmstrong gmail com>]

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 3:32 PM, Brian Cameron <brian cameron oracle com> wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2010-09-13 at 14:48 -0600, Stormy Peters wrote:
> > > >       * Develop software that can replace centralized services and
> > > >         data storage with distributed software and data deployment,
> > > >         giving control back to users.
> > >
> > > Check.  Users can install their own Snowy instance if they don't want to
> > > use Tomboy Online, which is GNOME's centralized service.
> >
> > As Snowy isn't really a social networking site, and the main point is
> > to put your existing local data on the web, decentralization is less
> > applicable (compared to online services where your data is locked into
> > their servers).
>
> Is it possible for users to export their data in some simple standard
> format (such as comma-separated-value) so that it can be easily
> exported into other programs (such as a spreadsheet program)?

The JSON standard of the REST API is documented.  But honestly, as
their data is originating on their local system, and until we
implement editing it's inconceivable that they could use the service
without having their notes on their local system, exporting is not a
very realistic need for our users.

It would not be any trouble to add a link in their preferences
providing easy download of a JSON representation of all of their
notes, if that would be the Right Thing to do.  We have libraries in
C#, Java, and C that know how to parse this for them.

Sandy