Principles of a Decentralized Web

Re:Principles of a Decentralized Web by seagreen on Tuesday September 08, 2015 @08:39PM (#10189017)

Does the web here mean a network of hyperlinked documents, does it mean HTTP, or does it mean "browser stuff"?

Personally, I think we should retire the idea of The Decentralized Web. It doesn't help clear thinking. BitTorrent is one of the most successful decentralization stories out there right now, but it's 0% part of "The Decentralized Web".

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Re:Principles of a Decentralized Web by narrowrail on Tuesday September 08, 2015 @08:44PM (#10189043)

I think most people on HN think of the web as ports 80/443, and bittorrent doesn't operate on those ports. The internet is the superset, the web is the subset.

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Re:Principles of a Decentralized Web by seagreen on Tuesday September 08, 2015 @09:02PM (#10189094)

I totally agree -- and not just on HN -- everywhere. Now let's update that title:

" The Principles of a Decentralized Port 80/443 Ecosystem "

Personally, I don't think it survives the update well:(

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Re:Principles of a Decentralized Web by nicolagreco on Tuesday September 08, 2015 @10:10PM (#10189290)

I look forward to see what will happen with bittorrent.

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