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Re:The GNU Name System by shp0ngle on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @07:33AM (#30161634)
Everything under the umbrella of “gnu net” always struck me as both pie-in-the-sky redo-everything, and vaporware, at the same time.

I did not look at any details, just were at some talks of its proponents (now almost 10 years ago!).

But maybe some small parts will work and survive. Let’s see.

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Re:The GNU Name System by schanzen on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @07:46AM (#30161736)
On the other hand what is the alternative? The current blockchain/dlt hype is built on top of technology that severely impacts its security promise (https://btc-hijack.ethz.ch/).

The reason why gnunet appears to be "redo-everything" is because that is exactly what is necessary if you take the issues seriously and think them through.

The reason why it takes so long is also because we are a small team and the goal does not provide instant gratification while at the same time being very hard to achieve.

It is a lot of systems programming and engineering. It is a lot more fun to reinvent the wheel in the newest shiny technology.

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