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A comment on Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Free Speech (2019). Parent comment

Re:Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Fre... by _jal on Thursday January 28, 2021 @10:52AM (#25943766)
The reason people don't run nntp servers is the same reason I don't go to Antarctica to socialize.

The reason people use github is because it it there.

> It's because "free & open protocols" weren't really the issue!

Why do VC funded startups build platforms? Because that's how you get the gate-keeping function. Protocols do not get funded because they do not let you exclude.

Chiding others for not making progress on hard problems against well-funded opponents doesn't make one look wise.

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Re:Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Fre... by dqpb on Thursday January 28, 2021 @11:57AM (#25944832)
GitHub is an interesting example, because if I push code to GitHub, I still have my local source, and being an open protocol I can easily push it elsewhere as well.
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Re:Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Fre... by deadbunny on Thursday January 28, 2021 @01:07PM (#25946036)
Which is fine if you're only managing code and not using all the other functionality like bug tracking/feature requests, documentation, pull requests.
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Re:Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Fre... by PaulDavisThe1st on Thursday January 28, 2021 @03:36PM (#25948760)
There's no conflict between these things. You can run your own private/semi-private repo, mirror to github and use github for the public facing features you're mentioning. That doesn't stop your own repo from continuing to exist (whether or not it is considered canonical or not).
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Re:Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Fre... by kangaroozach on Thursday January 28, 2021 @04:16PM (#25949348)
Can an open source repo contain illegal speech commented in the code itself? What happens then?
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Re:Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Fre... by ttt0 on Thursday January 28, 2021 @06:24PM (#25950990)
A secret police knocks on your doors?
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Re:Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Fre... by allarm on Thursday January 28, 2021 @07:03PM (#25951395)
One of the ISPs in my home town runs a nntp server and it is very popular among locals, not even tech-savvy ones. It’s been around for at least 16 years and last time I checked it was still very active. I think the point is - nntp is still acceptable if the community is large enough.
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