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SLUFI is published!

https://thegoodwork.substack.com/p/slufi

A Simple, Lightweight, Unopinionated, Federation Interconnect.

The problem: While numerous network transports exist (cjdns, Yggdrasil, I2P, Tor, etc), and numerous name services exist (Namecoin, ENS, Unstoppable Domains, PKT, etc), almost all federation takes place over ICANN+IP because we currently have no way to federate across network boundaries, and ICANN+IP is the only thing that everybody has.

I claim that there is no possible solution SIMPLER than SLUFI, except with central authority or PRECIPITOUS loss of security. Furthermore, I claim there is no possible solution that is more secure than SLUFI, except with something like a blockchain and a PRECIPITOUS loss of simplicity.

So while I do not think this protocol is complete (yet), I do think SLUFI is the only realistic starting point for reaching a solution to this problem.

Tagging some people who might be interested:
@sun
@lain
@p
@mint
@jaff
@silverpill

I probably forgot a bunch of very important people, apologies in advance...

I'm certainly well aware of this...

However, there are certain necessary complexities and trade-offs of every alternative networking solution, for example you need some kind of coins to register a domain on Namecoin, ENS, PKT or Unstoppable.

Furthermore, Tor, I2P, cjdns, and Yggdrasil require installing unique software on your machine, there is configuration and sometimes security considerations, and everybody has their preference.

SLUFI does not attempt to replace any of them, but rather to make ActivityPub able to bridge over ALL of them...