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When I talk about twtxt with friends, usually that question emerges.
What's the difference between Federated, Distributed, and Decentralized?... And also the difference between platforms, systems, services, and such.
I remember we discussed that a few months ago.
I think you should have a post in your blog or similar as a future reference.
Disclaimer: Although I know the basis, I'm not an expert by any means. I like twtxt even with its disadvantages, blockchains are an interesting technology but it's difficult to love them, although I'm not radicalized as I have written before. I don't hate blockchains b/c I don't want to spend my energy hating them.
So, when technology, monetary power, decision-making, and other sensitive topics are put together, it's tricky to have a single definition.
A quick search on 'Distributed vs Decentralized' gave:
> Decentralized systems offer power to the many, not just the few.
> [...] Distributed systems can enable resource sharing and improve efficiency and performance. These systems can function with or without a central authority.
From the first result on Google: https://www.hivenet.com/post/decentralized-or-distributed-whats-the-big-difference
ChatGPT says:
> [...] While both federated and decentralized platforms involve distributed systems, they differ in terms of control and decision-making. [...] The key characteristic of a distributed platform is the distribution of workload and data across multiple nodes, allowing for parallel processing and faster response times.
From a long response of about 3,500 characters. It's not a simple topic to grasp.
Why Google and GPT? I think those are the first sources for many people now. Perhaps not the most trustable sources if you ask me.
So I think having your vision on the topic would be enlightening. But losing it in the emerging flow of twts would be a shame.
Disclaimer: Although I know the basis, I'm not an expert by any means. I like twtxt even with its disadvantages, blockchains are an interesting technology but it's difficult to love them, although I'm not radicalized as I have written before. I don't hate blockchains b/c I don't want to spend my energy hating them.
Disclaimer: Although I know the basis, I'm not an expert by any means. I like twtxt even with its disadvantages, blockchains are an interesting technology but it's difficult to love them, although I'm not radicalized as I have written before. I don't hate blockchains b/c I don't want to spend my energy hating them.
So, when technology, monetary power, decision-making, and other sensitive topics are put together, it's tricky to have a single definition.
A quick search on 'Distributed vs Decentralized' gave:
> Decentralized systems offer power to the many, not just the few.
> \n Distributed systems can enable resource sharing and improve efficiency and performance. These systems can function with or without a central authority.
From the first result on Google: https://www.hivenet.com/post/decentralized-or-distributed-whats-the-big-difference
ChatGPT says:
> \n While both federated and decentralized platforms involve distributed systems, they differ in terms of control and decision-making. \n The key characteristic of a distributed platform is the distribution of workload and data across multiple nodes, allowing for parallel processing and faster response times.
From a long response of about 3,500 characters. It's not a simple topic to grasp.
Why Google and GPT? I think those are the first sources for many people now. Perhaps not the most trustable sources if you ask me.
So I think having your vision on the topic would be enlightening. But losing it in the emerging flow of twts would be a shame.
I would define things these terms like this:
- Decentralised systems are those in control of the data and its locality.
- Distributed systems are systems with participating nodes in a network that cooperate in decisions with data locality over the whole network.
- Federation enables systems and users to communicate across boundaries using identities.
The key differences come down to data locality and control.
I would define things these terms like this:
- Decentralised systems are those in control of the data and its locality.
- Distributed systems are systems with participating nodes in a network that cooperate in decisions with data locality over the whole network.
- Federation enables systems and users to communicate across boundaries using identities.
The key differences come down to data locality and control.
I would define things these terms like this:
- Decentralised systems are those in control of the data and its locality.
- Distributed systems are systems with participating nodes in a network that cooperate in decisions with data locality over the whole network.
- Federation enables systems and users to communicate across boundaries using identities.
The key differences come down to data locality and control.