commit: 3b13699d80dac7fa4af0791261012b7818291178
parent 20462bd7a676a1c66f267f140e1a404256027b98
Author: András Németh <sun.arch.code@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2023 19:15:30 +0200
How does IRC federate: Fix typo
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2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/content/blog/How-does-IRC-federate.gmi b/content/blog/How-does-IRC-federate.gmi
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ But why can’t I send messages to users on OFTC from my Libera Chat session? We
In contrast to Mastodon’s open federation, allowing any server to peer with any others without prior agreement between their operators, most IRC networks are closed. The network’s servers may have independent operators, but they operate together under a common agreement, rather than the laissez-faire approach typical of² ActivityPub servers. The exact organizational and governance models vary, but many of these networks have discrete teams of staff which serve as moderators³, often unrelated to the people responsible for the servers. The social system can be designed independently of the technology.
-Among IRC networks, there are degrees of openness. Libera Chat, the largest network, is run by a single governing organization, using servers donated by (and in the possession of) independent sponsors. Many smaller networks are be run on as few as one server, and some larger networks (particularly older ones) are run by many independent operators acting like more of a cooperative. EFnet, the oldest network, is run in this manner — you can even apply to become an operator yourself.
+Among IRC networks, there are degrees of openness. Libera Chat, the largest network, is run by a single governing organization, using servers donated by (and in the possession of) independent sponsors. Many smaller networks are run on as few as one server, and some larger networks (particularly older ones) are run by many independent operators acting like more of a cooperative. EFnet, the oldest network, is run in this manner — you can even apply to become an operator yourself.
We can see from this that the idea of federation is flexible, allowing us to build a variety of social and operational structures. There’s no single right answer — approaches like IRC are able to balance many different benefits and drawbacks of their approach, such as balancing a reduced level of user mobility with a stronger approach to moderation and abuse reduction, while simultaneously enjoying the cost and scalability benefits of a federated design. Other federations, like Matrix, email, and Usenet, have their own set of tradeoffs. What unifies them is the ability to scale to a large size without expensive infrastructure, under the social models which best suit their users' needs, without a centralizing capital motive.
diff --git a/content/blog/How-does-IRC-federate.md b/content/blog/How-does-IRC-federate.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ servers. The social system can be designed independently of the technology.
Among IRC networks, there are degrees of openness. Libera Chat, the largest
network, is run by a single governing organization, using servers donated by
-(and in the possession of) independent sponsors. Many smaller networks are be
+(and in the possession of) independent sponsors. Many smaller networks are
run on as few as one server, and some larger networks (particularly older ones)
are run by many independent operators acting like more of a cooperative.
[EFnet](http://efnet.org), the oldest network, is run in this manner — you
