Gregory's Server@delta
do you see any possible future where we won't need servers? cause yes, having many decentralized instances running on servers is already so much better, but wouldn't p2p be even more decentralized and therefore provide more freedom?
or perhaps the server which hosts an instance (mastodon for example) can be somehow democratized so that all of it's users have a say in the decisions usually made by the admin or moderator 🤔
@leaf yes, there are futures where servers play less of a role than they do today. We are thinking/prototyping on that.
But already today, #webxdc realtime apps eg at https://delta.chat/en/2024-11-20-webxdc-realtime#pixel-app-small-offline-first-and-realtime are using @n0iroh and thus offer a private #p2p network. Here, the rather reliable #SMTP server network is used to bootstrap lots of little private P2P ones consisting of unstable peers. Without this bootstrapping you need central root servers along with DHTs or other mechanism for discovery.
@leaf yes, there are futures where servers play less of a role than they do today. We are thinking/prototyping on that.
But already today, #webxdc realtime apps eg at https://delta.chat/en/2024-11-20-webxdc-realtime#pixel-app-small-offline-first-and-realtime are using @n0iroh and thus offer a private #p2p network. Here, the rather reliable #SMTP server network is used to bootstrap lots of little private P2P ones consisting of unstable peers. Without this bootstrapping you need central root servers...