Committee. I don't have any grounds for this, but I get the feeling that this is a very typically European project. The website and the fact that it's backed by Vodafone set off my bells. These kinds of projects by states or big corporations usually never launch, but are instead drowning in bureaucracy.

I might be wrong, but this fact alone makes me think Diaspora are doing the right thing in finding their own path.

It doesn't matter a lot to me though, I'm certain that we will build an open social network soon, whether OneSocialWeb, Diaspora or something else.