[RC5] [Hardware] "success"

[Jim C. Nasby]

I'm moving this to rc5@

On Wed, Oct 18, 2006 at 05:38:08PM -0600, John L. Bass wrote:
> > The problem is we need much more than just ideas. We need both plans and
> > then enough interested parties to actually get them implimented.
> 
> If that can be taken as a firm commitment to dismantle the current dnet
> for a viable replacement with open source and FPGA participation, I'm
> pretty sure it can happen.
 
Well, that's one of the problems we face... 'dismantling' d.net as it
exists today would likely result in a large loss of users. Setting up a
second architecture and tying the two together is probably much more
viable. As we complete projects/phases we can move them off the old
code.

> > Well, one of those rules that would have to change is stats, since
> > that's a prime motivator for people to cheat. I don't see that working,
> > though.
> 
> Again, there is SELDOM a technical solution to a social problem. Your
> current solution is clearly breakable in a relatively short amount of
> time (few days at most).

Sure, but you also have to give users some incentive to participate.
Some will participate without stats, but many won't.

Yes, no technical solution will be 100% perfect, the idea is to make it
hard enough that people won't bother.

> > As for blacklisting, I can't see anyway to permanently blacklist
> > someone. Even if we went to forced user registration, they can always
> > register again with a different email address, etc.
> 
> Current CA requirements are that the person's identity be validated,
> so hiding behind unvalidated aliases goes away. There are legal
> resources to challenge and restrict forging CA credentials.
 
Uh... are you suggesting that everyone who participates has to get their
own certified SSL cert? That doesn't seem practical...

> Consider, one of the rules to participate should be lack of anonymous
> aliases, if that is the concern for forging identies.

That's probably true.
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