Nobody suggested that arkOS would be the perfect solution to all the world's problems. Of course there will be bugs to fix, security issues to track, etc. Just like there are with literally every other operating system. Vigilance is key. But fear of potential problems that apply to every other piece of software ever developed is no reason to discard an idea out of hand.
With all due respect, it's exactly this sort of distrusting end users that gives us the current predicament that we are in. Considering potential end users as "idiots" (I know, it's just a turn of phrase, but it can be representative) is exactly the wrong attitude to have. We should be striving to create software that works well and is secure, instead of feeding the dichotomy of haves and have-nots (i.e. geeks who know how to do everything themselves vs. everyone else that is SOL). There is no reason why this should continue to be the case.
It is extremely important to provide secure software for users to use, and that is what I intend to do, as much as possible. There are high technical obstacles to overcome to get this to work properly but they are not insurmountable. So we shouldn't be acting like they are.
Hi! I'm the dev on this project that was quoted in the article. Definitely plan on including I2P and P2P-connected services to arkOS. And of course if anyone is interested in making their favourite software work with arkOS, they can do so quickly and easily https://github.com/cznweb/genesis
Hi! I'm the dev on this project that was quoted in the article. There are lots of concerns hosting things from home (or self-hosting in general) but arkOS hopes to cut those down as much as it possibly can. While it is not a "perfect" solution, I hope it will come to bridge the gap for a lot of people, in terms of tech skill, time and money required to host their own data.
A fully-integrated dynamic DNS system is in the works, and getting an overview of usage/service statistics is already possible with some improvements to be made in the future.
And of course, as long as you are using arkOS on the RPi, you have hardware limitations - you obviously can't host 10 PHP sites for all of your friends at the same time. In the future arkOS will be ported to other platforms so it can run on more powerful hardware and VPSes.
Hi! I'm the dev on this project that was quoted in the article. Tor Hidden Service support is high-priority for me, coming within the next few months.:)
Thanks.
Hi! I'm the dev on this project that was quoted in the article. We obviously can't specifically encourage anyone to break the ToS of their ISP. We will do our best to make the restrictions known to people before they decide to do something. The tool is there, if they choose to use it then that is their responsibility for what they do with it.
I figure that, as long as we are interested in practical decentralization, this is the best that anyone can do.
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Nobody suggested that arkOS would be the perfect solution to all the world's problems. Of course there will be bugs to fix, security issues to track, etc. Just like there are with literally every other operating system. Vigilance is key. But fear of potential problems that apply to every other piece of software ever developed is no reason to discard an idea out of hand.
With all due respect, it's exactly this sort of distrusting end users that gives us the current predicament that we are in. Considering potential end users as "idiots" (I know, it's just a turn of phrase, but it can be representative) is exactly the wrong attitude to have. We should be striving to create software that works well and is secure, instead of feeding the dichotomy of haves and have-nots (i.e. geeks who know how to do everything themselves vs. everyone else that is SOL). There is no reason why this should continue to be the case. It is extremely important to provide secure software for users to use, and that is what I intend to do, as much as possible. There are high technical obstacles to overcome to get this to work properly but they are not insurmountable. So we shouldn't be acting like they are.
Hi! I'm the dev on this project that was quoted in the article. Definitely plan on including I2P and P2P-connected services to arkOS. And of course if anyone is interested in making their favourite software work with arkOS, they can do so quickly and easily https://github.com/cznweb/genesis
Hi! I'm the dev on this project that was quoted in the article. There are lots of concerns hosting things from home (or self-hosting in general) but arkOS hopes to cut those down as much as it possibly can. While it is not a "perfect" solution, I hope it will come to bridge the gap for a lot of people, in terms of tech skill, time and money required to host their own data. A fully-integrated dynamic DNS system is in the works, and getting an overview of usage/service statistics is already possible with some improvements to be made in the future. And of course, as long as you are using arkOS on the RPi, you have hardware limitations - you obviously can't host 10 PHP sites for all of your friends at the same time. In the future arkOS will be ported to other platforms so it can run on more powerful hardware and VPSes.
Hi! I'm the dev on this project that was quoted in the article. Tor Hidden Service support is high-priority for me, coming within the next few months. :)
Thanks.
Hi! I'm the dev on this project that was quoted in the article. We obviously can't specifically encourage anyone to break the ToS of their ISP. We will do our best to make the restrictions known to people before they decide to do something. The tool is there, if they choose to use it then that is their responsibility for what they do with it. I figure that, as long as we are interested in practical decentralization, this is the best that anyone can do.