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Part of the issue with federation is the very nebulous concept of servers themselves. What should my domain name be? This question alone is enough to stop some
by olah_1 7y ago
Part of the issue with federation is the very nebulous concept of servers themselves.
What should my domain name be? This question alone is enough to stop someone in their tracks. There's only so many non-stupid sounding names. And should the name focus on a location, a hobby, myself?
If I allow people to sign up, should it only be for people I know IRL? What if I mix online friends and IRL friends on the same server, is that weird?
I'm looking forward to trying full decentralization tbh. Federation feels like a strange halfway house.
- antpls 7y agoI believe "federation" isn't supposed to be a federation of individuals, but a federation of small communities. You still have to be organized and grouped with some people around some goals or topics if you want to create a community and add it to the federation. As an individual, you can then join several of those communities in the federation.