Mailing-List: contact user-help@couchdb.apache.org; run by ezmlm
Precedence: bulk
Reply-To: user@couchdb.apache.org
Received-SPF: neutral (nike.apache.org: local policy)
From: 36codes <info@36codes.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Subject: Joint - private sharing with CouchDB
Message-Id: <156C9668-5C35-4ABF-9329-83B9B516CA89@36codes.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:41:52 -0500
To: user@couchdb.apache.org
Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.1 \(1498\))

Hi everyone,

I'm getting close to releasing a new app for iOS that leans heavily on =
CouchDB, and thought it might be of interest to some folks here.

Joint is the name of the app. It lets you use any CouchDB server as a =
private message board.

Other private sharing services maintain the data for all users, as well =
as data about which user accounts belong to which sharing groups. Joint =
is different. There is no central "service" or database on which all =
user data is defined. Joint is just the app, not a centralized service. =
It is a tool which facilitates private sharing with CouchDB.

Briefly, the way it works is that you host a "joint" (which is simply a =
CouchDB database) on a server of your choice. Then you invite people to =
come "hang out" at your joint. On the technical side, each person gets =
their own _user on your server with their own authentication credentials =
which give them a role to access the joint. You can host multiple joints =
(one for Friends, Family, etc) and join other people's joints, and all =
the joints are managed in the app.

Currently Joint has in-app signup with Iris Couch to make it easier for =
those unfamiliar with CouchDB to get started. However, I would be glad =
to integrate signup for other CouchDB hosting services as well.

If you'd like to try it out, you can register to beta-test it at the =
following link. User feedback is integrated into the app, so feel free =
to post your ideas and support issues there.

http://tflig.ht/OWmycO

Screenshot:

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74226390/IMG_0386.jpg

Thanks,

Joe=