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I love that the background image is a schematic of a centralized network. Look at that single point of failure! ^^ https://www.dstatuspage.net/decentralized.pn

I love that the background image is a schematic of a centralized network. Look at that single point of failure! ^^ https://www.dstatuspage.net/decentralized.png https://www.dstatuspage.net/decentralized.png

amelius 9y ago
I think that the edges represent links across which information did/does flow, not where it can flow.
diggan 9y ago
Well, I think it's showing a decentralized network, not centralized. Maybe closer to federated, who knows, it's not clear. It's for sure not distributed though, while IPFS is a distributed file system. If the graph contained at least one other link between the nodes than via the center one, it would make it more clear. I think this famous graph (from Paul Baran https://www.rand.org/about/history/baran.html https://www.rand.org/about/history/baran.html) does a good job of showing the difference: https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmdYtMUTnz6vaQNRUAzhh8YiSSGzBCyQrCXE5AgEeYowVx https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmdYtMUTnz6vaQNRUAzhh8YiSSGzBCyQrCXE5Ag...
sp332 9y ago
In a tree, any node can be chosen as the "root". That means any non-leaf node is a SPOF.
- Spearchucker 9y ago
  I think his point is that the existence of a SPOF obviates the need for distribution.
- jstanley 9y ago
  But it should be a DAG instead of a tree.
some1else 9y ago
It's decentralized. Maybe you were referring to distributed networks? https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/600/1*nnpzTe1hx74WKICL3Gj34A.jpeg https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/600/1*nnpzTe1hx74WKICL3G...