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Re:Show HN: A Decentralized StatusPage on IPFS by sp332 on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @10:35AM (#16274618)
In a tree, any node can be chosen as the "root". That means any non-leaf node is a SPOF.
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Re:Show HN: A Decentralized StatusPage on IPFS by Spearchucker on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @10:54AM (#16274772)
I think his point is that the existence of a SPOF obviates the need for distribution.
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Re:Show HN: A Decentralized StatusPage on IPFS by jstanley on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @03:27PM (#16277247)
But it should be a DAG instead of a tree.
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