Board:   [DoveNet] Internet Discussion
Subject: Dark Forest OS and online
From:    poindexter FORTRAN
Date:    Sat Jan 17, 2026 11:06

Subject: Dark Forest OS and online communities?
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Subject: Dark Forest OS and online communities?
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I ran into this, Dark Forest OS (dfos.com)

It's a little light on details, butthere's more details floating around on the web. It sounds like an interesting way to connect like-minded groups to create private internets. If this is a way to create vpn-connected web communities, I'm all in.

There's quite a bit of information at strickler.com and some books on the topic of online creative communities. The common threads are that the ongoing enshittification of the public internets will continue and the solution is for like-minded people to create their own communities.

Sound familiar? :)

They're taking names for a rollout some time in 2026.

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