Post 2315157 by polychrome@cybre.space
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(DIR) Post #2304657 by polychrome@cybre.space
2018-12-26T12:50:19Z
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What stable decentralized alternatives do we have for DNS beside Namecoin? I can't seem to find anything serious.
(DIR) Post #2304658 by kura@niu.moe
2018-12-26T12:51:04Z
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@polychrome there isn't anything real decentral.
(DIR) Post #2306921 by ivesen@miniwa.moe
2018-12-26T14:46:02.547758Z
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@polychrome nobody really cares much beyond opennic and namecoinI'd be interested in making something but it would demand a lot of time and effort which I don't really have
(DIR) Post #2306945 by greatjoe@knzk.me
2018-12-26T14:38:47Z
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@polychrome Wait, is DNS even centralised? I thought you could just hop on another if you get sick of it.
(DIR) Post #2306946 by polychrome@cybre.space
2018-12-26T14:43:20Z
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@greatjoe DNS is an hierarchical distributed database with a set of Root Servers at the very top. Data is replicated across the network for load mitigation rather than decentralization, so it is under the control of an authority who can decide what goes in and out of the database.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_name_serverIt's a system designed for a more innocent time of the internet.
(DIR) Post #2306970 by uranther@cybre.space
2018-12-26T14:48:47Z
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@polychrome there's Blockstack, but dunno about stable. Namecoin is essentially deprecated.
(DIR) Post #2310631 by irl@chaos.social
2018-12-26T17:54:56Z
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@uranther Deprecated as in not really being developed anymore? I haven't followed closely but I thought they had a community at least.
(DIR) Post #2310806 by uranther@cybre.space
2018-12-26T18:06:37Z
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@irl See some of Blockstack's papers about it. The short of it is that a small cadre controls a majority of the hashpower of the network which makes it too dangerous to use for production.
(DIR) Post #2310983 by waterbear@scicomm.xyz
2018-12-26T18:16:14Z
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@uranther @irl I'm confused. DNS _is_ distributed...
(DIR) Post #2310989 by irl@chaos.social
2018-12-26T18:16:41Z
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@uranther Ah ok. That is sad to hear. ):
(DIR) Post #2313867 by tomas@social.umeahackerspace.se
2018-12-26T20:49:46+00:00
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@polychrome @pettter Another problem with namecoin is that you can't censor it. Any system you propose to replace DNS must solve the nazi and pedo problems
(DIR) Post #2314267 by pettter@social.umeahackerspace.se
2018-12-26T20:53:48+00:00
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@tomas @polychrome Also it's PoW.
(DIR) Post #2314268 by tomas@social.umeahackerspace.se
2018-12-26T21:04:39+00:00
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@polychrome @pettter That too. DNS is surprisingly efficient, and the way the root zone works is mostly fine. I'd say the actual problem with it is that only the rich are able to run their own TLD
(DIR) Post #2315156 by pettter@social.umeahackerspace.se
2018-12-26T17:52:57+00:00
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@polychrome I'm unsure if I'd call blockchains decentralised though. They lack many of the features of decentralised systems.
(DIR) Post #2315157 by polychrome@cybre.space
2018-12-26T21:03:44Z
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@pettter I mentioned it since that's what people usually suggest ;)
(DIR) Post #2315158 by tomas@social.umeahackerspace.se
2018-12-26T21:40:48+00:00
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@polychrome You might be interested in the Open Root Server Network (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ORSN). It and alternative DNS roots in general might be a good idea to support in case the US goberment starts messing too much with the current root zone