Comment by tardedmeme
9 hours ago
Usenet is, Matrix isn't. Usenet achieves this with a broadcast design - every node on the network receives every message. As a result of this and being flooded with half a petabyte of new messages per day, there are approximately 3 (three) nodes (all other providers are reselling access to one of these).
The text side of Usenet is healthier, with a few gigabytes per day, and not trying to retain every message forever. Would it work if it was also the world's git forge though?
> As a result of this and being flooded with half a petabyte of new messages per day, there are approximately 3 (three) nodes (all other providers are reselling access to one of these).
You seem to be referring to the binaries groups as they are used today. My examples refer to protocol and network design.
(Also, I think your numbers are wrong, but I won't quibble about those because it's the network that's relevant to this thread, not the application.)
> Matrix isn't.
It is. Blocking or shutting down any node in the network only affects that node. Others carry on without it.