> [federation] seems to map more cleanly onto the real world, putting the ownership and costs and responsibilities on those who control the hardware. This is b

> [federation] seems to map more cleanly onto the real world, putting the ownership and costs and responsibilities on those who control the hardware. This is both the biggest strength of federation and its biggest weakness. How do those who control the hardware profit from federating open and free services? Federation will be a contender when (if?) somebody figures that out.