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As it stands now (summer 2015), the mesh offers some opportunity for individual members to offer services. For instance, it's possible for anybody on the mesh to offer services that are accessible elsewhere on the mesh. Should there be (for instance) a central, community-curated file server? Or should it just be up to anybody who wants to, to offer up file shares? | As it stands now (summer 2015), the mesh offers some opportunity for individual members to offer services. For instance, it's possible for anybody on the mesh to offer services that are accessible elsewhere on the mesh. Should there be (for instance) a central, community-curated file server? Or should it just be up to anybody who wants to, to offer up file shares? | ||
Are there certain kinds of sharing we want to discourage or prohibit, and if so, what will be the social and technical means for enforcement? How will we respond if people start openly sharing copyrighted music and movies? Proprietary software? Child porn? It's worthwhile to think through these scenarios, as a successful network that lacks any kind of governance would become an attractive resource for those whose illegal activities cannot be pursued in the open on the Internet. | Are there certain kinds of sharing we want to discourage or prohibit, and if so, what will be the social and technical means for enforcement? How will we respond if people start openly sharing copyrighted music and movies? Proprietary software? Child porn? It's worthwhile to think through these scenarios, as a successful network that lacks any kind of governance would become an attractive resource for those whose illegal activities cannot be pursued in the open on the Internet. (An example of this dynamic: [http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/state-supreme-court-rules-against-backpagecom-in-sex-trafficking-suit/ State Supreme Court rules against Backpage.com in sex-trafficking suit], Seattle Times, Sept. 2015) | ||
==Storage / File Systems== | ==Storage / File Systems== | ||