Web of Trust Audio News Distribution

c0rtex writes "Wearlab (University of Bremen) has designed a cool web of trust voice message routing system with a decaying credibility metric. It supports xmms and winamp. Source available for Linux and win32. "MPN makes it possible to deliver completely decentralized and independent news. Everyone has the possibility to be a reporter, no filtering publisher is required...""

Comments

decaying credibility metric?

[tps12]

Sounds like Slashdot.

Re:decaying credibility metric?

[ekrout]

I visit Slashdot, but I'm skeptical as to whether the true spirit of the original site will persist.

The ideas and expressions that once comprised geek culture have changed so much that the original Slashdot themes of individualist strength and moral integrity in the face of monopolistic powers will probably be cast aside in favor of a more contemporary populist sensibility.

decentralized news pirates

[Anonymous Coward]

Quick! Call John Ashcroft! These pirates want to take copyrighted "news stories" and distribute them freely! This will take away the incentive for news to occur. News occurs only because news has an incentive to occur. Take away that incentive and it won't occur anymore. See what you've done? You can't just take news and distribute it without lots of damage. I say it's time for an FBI raid.

Does this guy use AOL?

[wowbagger]

I MEAN, COME ON, POSTING TECHNICAL SPECS IN ALL CAPS? AND THAT BACKGROUND CHOICE?

Also, the problem with "decentralized news" is the same problem with posts to /. - people .

Do you really want your news be mostly "First Post", penis bird, goatse.cx, Beowulf clusters of grits, and NPN&P?

Until you have a means of creating a real trust metric, so that I can insure those I get my news from are marginally competent, the distribution method is meaningless.

And please, don't suggest M1 and M2 for news....

Re:Oh no...

[BabyDave]

If you think that's bad, what's going to happen when Stephen King really dies?

This system is broken.

[ChrisNowinski]

If it means your computer broadcasts other peoples voices on your computer, imagine what damage would be caused by someone reading breaking news stories for a day or two (getting trust), and then screaming out stories like "I spanked your mom! GOATSE!" all day.

Much like slashdot, actually.

Sounds interesting

[teamhasnoi]

Might be a good way for musicians to distribute music, and vote the cream to the top.
But people *reading* their news? I can barely stand listening to regular people talk (Here in MN).

God forbid someone from Minnesota reads the news.

"YAAAAAAA...tudayee its reahl col, yah. Daah Nord Chore got some wedder 'day. Yahh. Dat 'torm waz ah reahl bigun, donchaa know...YAAAAAAAAAAAAA it wahz..." *Shudder*

Perhaps we can just make it text-based.

Reminds me of someone I know...

[slipgun]

Everyone has the possibility to be a reporter, no filtering publisher is required...

Sounds like a great place for Jon Katz.

Re:Oh no...

[ImaLamer]

Stephen King Dies In Misery (-1, Redundant)