Re:AOL pulls Nullsoft file-sharing software WASTE (2003)
by 1vuio0pswjnm7 on Monday July 24, 2023 @07:52AM
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Magic-Wormhole, ToffeeShare, Wetranser, etc. are all "services" run by third parties.
It's possible for its users to run their own Magic-Wormhole rendezvous servers but the author(s) hardcodes someone else's into the code!
There will never be a shortage of middlemen on the internet.
In contrast, WASTE asked users to register with a dynamic DNS provider.
Who is the third party when using software like WASTE. There is none. There is no "monetisation". A commenter thread has been running WASTE running since 2003.^1 There is no Bay Area-based "WASTE, LLC" or "WASTE, Inc."^2 that must, among other things, pay thousands of tech bros, remain "free", be allowed to operate in all countries and stay in business, let alone for 20 years.
WASTE predates "cloud computing".
1. Went from being top comment to being critiqued by tech bros.
2. Google, LLC or Dropbox, Inc. for example.