Re:An introduction to IPFS
by digi_owl on Friday February 19, 2016 @07:39PM
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> and we want applications that don't die when servers get shut down.
Easy. Do not make sites and claim they are apps, when clearly they are acting as graphical terminals to a remote service.
An app should be something that runs locally, stores the result locally, and optionally stores things remotely as a backup measure.
The whole "lets do all the heavy lifting out there" approach is a throwback to the leased terminal era. And as best i recall, the personal computer became popular because accountants would rather run their spreadsheet (even if slower and with severe data limits) locally than have to grovel to the admins for mainframe time.
Easy. Do not make sites and claim they are apps, when clearly they are acting as graphical terminals to a remote service.
An app should be something that runs locally, stores the result locally, and optionally stores things remotely as a backup measure.
The whole "lets do all the heavy lifting out there" approach is a throwback to the leased terminal era. And as best i recall, the personal computer became popular because accountants would rather run their spreadsheet (even if slower and with severe data limits) locally than have to grovel to the admins for mainframe time.