The importance of decentralisation
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The importance of decentralisation
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#3https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted/
Very nice one - thanks for the pointer, I'll even add it to the blog!
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#5https://bitcoinsv.com/en/learn/independence-day < this is the tool
Re: The importance of decentralisation
#6I may be somewhat confused, but how would a different IP address/system prevent centralized services? It seems to me that the same market problems, the strong vendor lock-ins explained in the post, will still persist in IPv6. There's no mention of how/why IPv6 solves those problems, just that they do...
Re: The importance of decentralisation
#7I may be somewhat confused, but how would a different IP address/system prevent centralized services? It seems to me that the same market problems, the strong vendor lock-ins explained in the post, will still persist in IPv6. There's no mention of how/why IPv6 solves those problems, just that they do...
It doesn't prevent them, but with IPv6 everyone can take back control. With IPv4, you are unable to get a decent amount of public addresses to run your service (if you are not having tons of money already).
Re: The importance of decentralisation
#8I may be somewhat confused, but how would a different IP address/system prevent centralized services? It seems to me that the same market problems, the strong vendor lock-ins explained in the post, will still persist in IPv6. There's no mention of how/why IPv6 solves those problems, just that they do...
Like, I would feel like "I have my own dedicated global address nobody can take from me" is a decentralizing factor... But at the end of the day I still need my ISP to get me to the Internet, so not really.
Re: The importance of decentralisation
#9I may be somewhat confused, but how would a different IP address/system prevent centralized services? It seems to me that the same market problems, the strong vendor lock-ins explained in the post, will still persist in IPv6. There's no mention of how/why IPv6 solves those problems, just that they do...
Like, I would feel like "I have my own dedicated global address nobody can take from me" is a decentralizing factor... But at the end of the day I still need my ISP to get me to the Internet, so not really.
The difference is, you can take any ISP and continue your business. 1, 2, 3 or even move somewhere else.
Re: The importance of decentralisation
#10https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted/
Does anyone else find it ironic that this is hosted on GitHub?