Thread: Google Wave

I applied for the software, but I didn't get in. I watched that presentation a long time ago, and it looks very exciting

I'm still waiting for my email letting me know I'm in.

I got into Google Voice within a week, but I think Wave is a bit different.

Mozilla wil copy this very quickly I think and incorporate it into Thunderbird.

I watched the video ages ago, been waiting for my email.

There is already a similar thing out there already.

Originally Posted by ninja9578

Mozilla wil copy this very quickly I think and incorporate it into Thunderbird.

I might be wrong but wouldn't that be like saying the same thing about Gmail? "They'll copy it into thunderbird". Isn't one of the main points of GWave that you can access it from anywhere without a software client (web browser and Java VM aside). I just don't see what the advantage of using Thunderbird to access GWave would be.

Originally Posted by bobthemonkey

I might be wrong but wouldn't that be like saying the same thing about Gmail? "They'll copy it into thunderbird". Isn't one of the main points of GWave that you can access it from anywhere without a software client (web browser and Java VM aside). I just don't see what the advantage of using Thunderbird to access GWave would be.

I think you need a web browser in order to run google wave.
I suppose Mozilla could use this to their advantage by offering the best 'Google Wave' speeds. Perhaps their own add ons as well.

GWave is actually a new protocol. You can integrate it into anything.

Originally Posted by mrdeano

I think you need a web browser in order to run google wave.

I did actually say "web browser and Java VM aside"

"GWave is actually a new protocol. You can integrate it into anything."

Technically GWave is an implementation of the Google Wave Federation Protocol.
Sure, you /could/ integrate it into anything, but in the same vein I /could/ modify my computer so that it would also cook toasted sandwiches. There's just not really much point.

Also I was specifically referring to the suggestion that GWave would be integrated into Thunderbird, to which I am asking, 'Why?'
There's not really any reason to have an offline access / storage method for Wave as there is for email.

I believe that ninja's original point was that Mozilla was going to copy the concept, as in, make their own version of it.

That does sound like a bad idea though and kind of pointless.