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But Gnutella, Bittorrent, and Freenet are all ephemeral. Data stored with these service cannot be reliable retrieved.
by williamcotton 12y ago
But Gnutella, Bittorrent, and Freenet are all ephemeral. Data stored with these service cannot be reliable retrieved.
- maratd 12y ago> But Gnutella, Bittorrent, and Freenet are all ephemeral. and > A consensus database ... Yup. If the database isn't ephemeral, it can't be a consensus database. If it's the consensus that certain data should disappear, then it should disappear. If you force retention, it's no longer a consensus database.
- williamcotton 12y agoIf you force retention, it's no longer a consensus database. Expecting data the has been publicly broadcast to be capable of being erased from existence is a lost cause. A better solution is to embrace the permanence of publication. The Way-back Machine watches all. The solution is much like with git. Append a delete or a subtraction to the chain. Software in userland can then make it appear as if though edits or deletions have been made.