Re:Tent v0.1
by riffic on Friday September 21, 2012 @10:00PM
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my mom/sister/dad/cousin are not going to host this themselves. They might depend on me to do it, but even I'm not going to run a decentralized social network myself. There's too much liability involved. Not to mention, it's a pain in the ass.
That's not the point. Those aren't the ones decentralization benefits. Decentralization will benefit other organizations, such government agencies, companies, non-profits, NGOs, etc. These organizations most likely have other services running on either their own infrastructure or they have some one else paid to host it. They benefit by retaining control of the namespace and ability to post a message without relying on a centralized service.
That's not the point. Those aren't the ones decentralization benefits. Decentralization will benefit other organizations, such government agencies, companies, non-profits, NGOs, etc. These organizations most likely have other services running on either their own infrastructure or they have some one else paid to host it. They benefit by retaining control of the namespace and ability to post a message without relying on a centralized service.