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> The GNS which most of the article focuses on has nothing to do with the GNU project. Doesn't it stand for GNU Name System?
by MaxBarraclough 6y ago
> The GNS which most of the article focuses on has nothing to do with the GNU project.
Doesn't it stand for GNU Name System?
- edoceo 6y agoYep https://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-schanzen-gns-01.html https://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-schanzen-gns-01.html "This document contains the GNU Name System (GNS) technical specification"
- ivanbakel 6y agoTech is particularly famous for having similar names for very different things. The authors of the GNS IETF draft appear to be associated with GNUnet[0], which is an official GNU project. However, in defense of the OP, there may be a level of indirection here - there's no clear link between the GNU leadership and GNS: just GNU - GNUnet - GNS. It could be a purely GNUnet initiative. [0]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNUnet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNUnet
- detaro 6y agoIt is a project under the GNU umbrella. That said, that's a loose association (i.e. it's not like GNU projects necessarily share developers, project leadership or even much in the way of infrastructure), so it does seem needlessly click-baity. (Next up: "GitHub: A Heuristic for Bad Cryptography"? - although GNU projects probably have a bit more cultural overlap)