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This breaks a lot of things like being able to do auto updates, which is critical for security patches. The first version you install to Softalicious (or whatev

This breaks a lot of things like being able to do auto updates, which is critical for security patches. The first version you install to Softalicious (or whatever else) better be good because you'll be living with that version on your network for a long time. In my specific case, my app actually isn't federated, it's truly peer to peer — I don't have this problem at all. It doesn't require any servers, just install it to your computer like you'd install a regular app, and it'll work its magic. It's basically Usenet, but your local computer (and everyone else's) is a server, and they patch their content graph from each other as it updates.

pdimitar 8y ago
How is this platform called? I am very interested in something like this and even thought of making it, a number of times.
- rolleiflex 8y ago
  Aether - https://getaether.net https://getaether.net
stevenicr 8y ago
No doubt it could break things, and I am sure that some of the less popular packages installed via softalicious and the like may have that kindof problem - however I think that has been solved, and a while ago. When you install wordpress via softalicious these days (maybe not this way some years ago) - but with most installs there are backend options within the softalicious isntaller you can check off like "auto update wordpress core, other checkboxes to auto update plugins" - auto backup weekly, monthly, etc. Wordpress also has options within it's backend that allow you to manually update core or plugins and themes, all seperately, grouped, or at regular intervals with plugins or other settings - so updating things is an option even if the auto-installer won't do it for you. There was a time some years ago when the WP people said auti-instllers srewed up updates and there were some real issues (like file permissions wrong) - but I have not seen any of those kinds of issues in years. I like the way your app sounds - especially if it can run on phones and tablets in a similar way. I hope things like this become easier to add to routers. The more easier to install things the better, so long as security patches are default easy too.

pdimitar 8y ago

How is this platform called? I am very interested in something like this and even thought of making it, a number of times.

rolleiflex 8y ago
Aether - https://getaether.net https://getaether.net

stevenicr 8y ago

No doubt it could break things, and I am sure that some of the less popular packages installed via softalicious and the like may have that kindof problem - however I think that has been solved, and a while ago. When you install wordpress via softalicious these days (maybe not this way some years ago) - but with most installs there are backend options within the softalicious isntaller you can check off like "auto update wordpress core, other checkboxes to auto update plugins" - auto backup weekly, monthly, etc. Wordpress also has options within it's backend that allow you to manually update core or plugins and themes, all seperately, grouped, or at regular intervals with plugins or other settings - so updating things is an option even if the auto-installer won't do it for you. There was a time some years ago when the WP people said auti-instllers srewed up updates and there were some real issues (like file permissions wrong) - but I have not seen any of those kinds of issues in years. I like the way your app sounds - especially if it can run on phones and tablets in a similar way. I hope things like this become easier to add to routers. The more easier to install things the better, so long as security patches are default easy too.