Antheor
Got a small question for #mastodonusers . Can the same name be created over a handful of instances?
Apr 10, 2017 at 7:09amWeb
Show threadTom Tanghe Apr 10, 2017
@antheor I thought so. Seems complicated.
Show threadAntheorApr 10, 2017
@tomquichot Humm well let's just hope that the usages of this social network will not be too devious
Show threadTom Tanghe Apr 10, 2017
@antheor It is to me right now. But that's always the case with new things, I guess.
Show threadAntheorApr 10, 2017
@tomquichot Is that so? Is your name already taken over?
Show threadTom Tanghe Apr 10, 2017
@antheor I don't think so. But it's not possible to search in other instances. (I think)
Show threadAntheorApr 10, 2017

@tomquichot It is possible to search in other instances, I just tried ;).

The strenght of this social network is that you have both local and global link to mastodon.

It means you can use an instance only with friends if you host it yourself. (Or so I think ahah)

Show threadTom Tanghe Apr 10, 2017
@antheor Ah! All right.
Show threadRomApr 10, 2017
@antheor need to secure on all the instances. LOL
Show threadAntheorApr 10, 2017
@rom Security holes everywhere :expressionless:
Show threadJJ AtriaApr 10, 2017
@antheor @rom Why is this a security hole?
Show threadAntheorApr 10, 2017

@jjatria @rom It's not, it's simply because I work as an IT. And you know, patching everything here and their.

But the point could be over all those instances, you know if something crash or is hacked or anything, it's hundreds and later thousands of instances that need to be updated

Show threadJJ AtriaApr 10, 2017

@antheor @rom I see your point.

Then again, a federated and libre architecture is arguably safer as a whole than a monolithic and proprietary one: even if individual nodes are vulnerable, the network as a whole isn't. And you have more eyes looking for vulnerabilities.

It will be interesting to see what sort of approaches motivated attackers come up with in a network like this. It's been around for a long time, but until now it's been rather niche.

Show threadRomApr 12, 2017
@jjatria @antheor well, that is what you get for with FOSS - you just need to make sure that you are always up to date with the security patches.
Show threadCaptain JackApr 10, 2017
@antheor the answer is yes!
Show threadGekko_O 🦎(old)Apr 10, 2017
@antheor yes.