Re:Tim Berners-Lee’s new internet
by cxr on Monday July 17, 2023 @08:14AM
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I don't think your reasoning about this—especially the following part—is especially sound:
> The only reason it would make sense compared to self-hosting or decentralized hosting of applications, is if you are primarily concerned with allowing proprietary apps to do things to your data without your ability to inspect or monitor them.
(One word comes to mind: wat.)
I disagree with your conclusion ("Solid is an inherently bad idea"). Solid—in the abstract, at least—is an example of a great idea, but terrible execution—and the company (Inrupt) has not been a good steward for the project.
> The only reason it would make sense compared to self-hosting or decentralized hosting of applications, is if you are primarily concerned with allowing proprietary apps to do things to your data without your ability to inspect or monitor them.
(One word comes to mind: wat.)
I disagree with your conclusion ("Solid is an inherently bad idea"). Solid—in the abstract, at least—is an example of a great idea, but terrible execution—and the company (Inrupt) has not been a good steward for the project.