Post #2970282
2026-02-07 22:12 UTC
@mitchellh@hachyderm.io Reminds me of Advogato from c.1999, kind-of peer reviewed slashdot built on an attack-resistant trust metric.
It built a huge trust network of people involved with opensource/freesoftware but ultimately failed, I think, because it only proved identity, rather than reputation.
I like the generality you're suggesting about how to apply "trust" to a project.
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@mitchellh@hachyderm.io 2026-02-07 22:14
@tobyjaffey@mastodon.me.uk yep that was one of the inspirations!
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@sanityinc@hachyderm.io 2026-02-08 13:19
@tobyjaffey@mastodon.me.uk @mitchellh@hachyderm.io advogato, wow, that brings back good memories!