Re:Re-decentralizing the Web, for good this time
by pizzazzaro on Saturday January 12, 2019 @05:28AM
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Mastadon meets Dropbox, with a content navigation interface thrown on top?
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Re:Re-decentralizing the Web, for good this time
by TuringTest on Saturday January 12, 2019 @05:38AM
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Yes, that's the thing. We know how it should be used because people are already using such systems. We need that no part of the system is owned by a single organization.
Re:Re-decentralizing the Web, for good this time
by alexis_read on Saturday January 12, 2019 @06:50PM
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https://project.hubzilla.org/page/hubzilla/hubzilla-project
This is what hubzilla can do, along with using the Zot protocol for distributed identity.The main issue really is having an easy wizard-based installation/configuration for new users wanting to host.
Re:Re-decentralizing the Web, for good this time
by dcbadacd on Saturday January 12, 2019 @09:29AM
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And the biggest issue of them all, keeping it absolutely secure while doing all that. It would be a killing blow to the venture if someone got their data stolen.
Re:Re-decentralizing the Web, for good this time
by ska on Saturday January 12, 2019 @04:29PM
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The existing centralized systems set a pretty low bar for that, to be honest.
Re:Re-decentralizing the Web, for good this time
by dcbadacd on Saturday January 12, 2019 @06:55PM
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I do not think current big centralized systems are a low bar, the attacks get more and more sophisticated, but mom&pop/volunteer/etc. systems still get exploited in the most banal ways possible.