Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Alternatives to closed, non-free webmail services?

[Robert Martinez]

On 24/07/12 22:34, Michał 'rysiek' Woźniak wrote:
> Dnia wtorek, 24 lipca 2012 o 22:27:53 Robert Martinez napisał(a):
> > Nobody "owns" xmpp, mail, status.net, friendica, ...
> But somebody owns Twitter, Facebook, etc...

Stop using the services and replace it with alternatives.
(Or steal Facebook and share it among the people!1!!)
That problem seems solved.

> > We can do this in "isolation".
> >
> > We don't have to learn how to share hardware. (I guess it works
> > just like with all other physical objects)
> Well, SETI@Home has a way of sharing hardware; BitTorrent and other
> p2p protocols are a way to share hardware. I think we could find a way
> to extend these ideas further.

If I'm not mistaken both projects/protocols rely on NOT sharing 
hardware, but bandwidth and computation power.
What does Seti do when there is no hardware @Home?
What is the point of p2p if there is just one giant peer?