[Klug-general] Google Wave invites

[George Prowse]

On 23/11/2009 13:39, nic dan wrote:
> I believe that the sandbox version was the initial very limited release
>  > to a handfull developers only and no longer exists as such
>  >
>  > This was then changed into the preview one that you've been sent the
>  > invite to
>
> No, it's not
>
> Google have just released Federation invites for wave server builders
>
> http://www.linux-tutorial.info/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=10338
>
> http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_wave_sandbox_is_now_open_for_federation.php
>
>
> for firefox users there's already a notifier plugin
>
> http://thatsmith.com/2009/10/google-wave-add-on-for-firefox
>
> enjoy, and I'm still after an invite to sandbox.wave.com as this is non
> interoperable with the consumer version.....
>
> guess which is cutting edge...?
>
> Aitch :)

So what's the difference? What is there stopping the Google wave that I 
know virtually everyone using being used in the same way?