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Every few years it's "Do it on a central server!" "No, do it localized!"
by spiritplumber 12y ago
Every few years it's "Do it on a central server!" "No, do it localized!"
- api 12y agoThis is one of the familiar "cycles of reincarnation" in software: main frame vs. local PC. First there was the main frame, with the "PC" being a dumb terminal used to access it. Then came the PC revolution, which put everything on the desk in front of you. Next came the cloud revolution, which is really main frame 2.0 with the PC (and mobile devices) demoted to dumb terminals with better UIs. Now we're seeing a renewed movement back toward personal local computing and distributed decentralized networks, and around and around we go...
- lexandstuff 12y agoPaperspace, offering an extreme version of the dumb terminal paradigm, is currently on the front page of Hacker News and Product Hunt, so it's kinda difficult to tell exactly what phase of the cycle we're in.
- deleted 12y ago[deleted]
- danudey 12y agoBTSync 2.0 lets you host it on your own local server, but still pay a corporate entity for all the features you want. Best of both worlds!