Technology@beehaw.org • 2 years ago

How to Kill a Decentralised Network (such as the Fediverse)

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How to Kill a Decentralised Network (such as the Fediverse)

Technology@beehaw.org • 2 years ago

How to Kill a Decentralised Network (such as the Fediverse) écrit par Ploum, Lionel Dricot, ingénieur, écrivain de science-fiction, développeur de logiciels libres.

A warning and a perspective from an insider who has been through this before.

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2•1 year ago
Ironically XMPP is a counterexample to your argument. They made the switch to mandatory TLS even though GChat didn’t.
- Rentlar
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  1•1 year ago
  That’s a neat fact!

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