Bisa HN: Wokae Fidonet?

Digital Campfire: Fidonet a Wɔkae

Ansa na wiase nyinaa wɛbsaet no retrɛw akɔ ofie biara mu, ansa na sohyial media amanneɛbɔ ahorow rebɔ denneennen bere nyinaa no, na dijitaal hye bi a ɛyɛ komm, a wɔahyɛ da ayɛ no wɔ hɔ. Wɔ wɔn a wɔwɔ modem ne abotare dodow bi fam no, wiase nyinaa nkitahodi nhyehyɛe bi dii yiye, na ɛnyɛ fiber optics na ɛkyekyee na mmom nkitahodi a wɔde dial-up ne anigye a wɔkyɛ so. Ná eyi ne Fidonet. Ask HN thread bi a ɛkae ho asɛm no nyɛ nostalgia kɛkɛ; ɛyɛ nkaeɛ a ɛfa ɔkwan a wɔakyekyɛ, a mpɔtam hɔfoɔ na wɔde di dwuma wɔ nkitahodiɛ mu a ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɛte nka sɛ ɛyɛ nsakraeɛ wɔ nnɛyi intanɛt a ɛwɔ mfimfini no mu. Wɔ bere a monolithic platforms, Decentralized ethos a Fidonet de asuade a tumi wom ma wɔ sɛnea yesusuw dijitaal adwumayɛ ne adwumayɛ nnwinnade ho nnɛ.

Netwɛk a Wɔasi wɔ Phone ne Boasetɔ so

Fidonet puei wɔ afe 1984 mu, Tom Jennings adwene. Na ɛyɛ atipɛnfo ntam nkitahodi a ɛka Bulletin Board Systems (BBSs) bom. Nea ɛnte sɛ nnɛyi intanɛt a ɛwɔ hɔ bere nyinaa no, Fidonet yɛɛ adwuma wɔ dwumadi ahorow a ɛpae mu. BBS biara, anaa "node" bɛfrɛ node afoforo wɔ mmere a wɔadi kan ayɛ ho nhyehyɛe mu, mpɛn pii no anadwo fã de akora telefon so ka so, de asesa nkrasɛm ne fael ahorow a wɔapam. Saa "store-and-forward" kwan yi maa wiase nyinaa nkɔmmɔbɔ a ɛkɔɔ so nkakrankakra, nnɔnhwerew anaa nna pii. Ahoɔhare no hyɛɛ nkitahodi a wosusuw ho; wo crafted message na afei wotwɛn sɛ network no de bɛkɔ na ɛde mmuaeɛ asan aba. Eyi ne nnɛyi intanɛt so ɔkasa su a ɛwɔ hɔ ntɛm ara, a ɛtaa yɛ nea wɔyɛ ho biribi no bɔ abira koraa.

Decentralized Ethos: Asuadeɛ ma Ɛnnɛ

Adeɛ a ɛyɛ nwonwa paa wɔ Fidonet ho ne ne decentralized structure. Ná central server biara nni hɔ, na adwumakuw biara nni hɔ a ɛhwɛ so. Ná ɛyɛ nnipa a wɔyɛ pɛ ntam nkitahodi, a atuhoamafo ne mfiridwuma mu gyinapɛn a wɔbom di so. Sysop (system operator) biara wɔ wɔn node no na na ɔhwɛ wɔn network no fã ketewaa no so. Eyi maa wonyaa owura, mpɔtam hɔfo, ne asɛyɛde a wɔkyɛ ho adwene a emu dɔ. Wɔ nnɛyi dijitaal asase so, baabi a mfiridwuma mu abran kakraa bi na wodi platform ahorow a ɛwɔ tumi kɛse no so no, saa mfonini yi yɛ nea ɛyɛ nwonwa a ɛhyɛ nkuran. Nnɛyi pia a wɔpia kɔ nhyehyɛe ahorow a wɔde ahyɛ aman nsa so, fi Mastodon so kosi blockchain so no, ka nnyinasosɛm atitiriw a ɛmaa Fidonet tumi gyinaa ano na ɛyɛ nokware no ho asɛm. Saa nnyinasosɛm yi a ɛma ankorankoro node tumi wɔ ntam kɛse bi mu no yɛ biribi a yɛbu no sɛ ɛsom bo kɛse wɔ Mewayz. Wɔayɛ yɛn modular adwumayɛ OS no sɛ ɛbɛma ekuo biara n’ankasa "node" a wɔama no tumi – beaeɛ a ɛwɔ mfimfini ma wɔn nnwuma ne data – a ɛbɛtumi abɔ na ayɛ adwuma a ɛnyɛ den wɔ ahyehyɛdeɛ kɛseɛ no mu, akwati silos a ɛyɛ rigid, top-down software.

Efi Echoes Kɔ Channels: Honhom no Te Ase

Bere a mfiridwuma no ne bere atwam no, asetra mu nhyehyɛe ahorow a Fidonet dii akwampae adwuma no wɔ baabiara. Na "echoes" (asɛmti pɔtee bi nkɔmmɔbɔ nhyiam ahorow) no yɛ nnɛyi subreddits ne Slack akwan no nananom tẽẽ. Ná ɛyɛ mmeae a nnipa a wɔn ani gye ho titiriw—efi dwumadi ahorow so kosi ham radio so—betumi ahu wɔn abusuakuw no. Amammerɛ a ɛfa mmoa ho, baabi a wɔn a wɔn ho akokwaw a wɔde di dwuma no kyerɛkyerɛɛ wɔn a wɔaba foforo no, da nneɛma a eye sen biara a ɛwɔ mpɔtam a wɔabue ano nnɛ no adi. Nkitahodi a egyina nkyerɛwee so no hyɛɛ adebɔ, na ɛmaa ASCII adwinni ne kasa mu nkyerɛwde tiawa soronko bae. Nnipa ahiade titiriw a ɛne sɛ wɔbɛka wɔn ho, akyɛ nimdeɛ, na wɔakyekye mpɔtam hɔfo atwa nneɛma a wɔkyɛ ho ahyia no nsakrae; nnwinnade no ayɛ nea ɛdannan kɛkɛ.

• Distributed Network: Tumi titiriw biara nni hɔ, a node ankorankoro a ɛka bom tẽẽ na ɛma ahoɔden.
• Store-and-Forward: Wɔkyekyɛɛ data no mu na wɔsesaa no wɔ mmerɛ a wɔahyɛ da ayɛ mu, ɛnyɛ bere ankasa mu.
• Mpɔtam Mpɔtam Hɔ: Na atuhoamafoɔ ne mpɔtam hɔfoɔ adwene na wɔdii nnisoɔ ho dwuma.
• Nkitahodi a egyina nkyerɛwee so: Nkitahodi no nam nkyerɛwee so titiriw, na ɛma adebɔ ne adwene a wɔde si biribi so.

"Fidonet yɛ mfitiaseɛ sohyial network. Na ɛyɛ basabasa, ɛyɛ brɛoo, na ɛhia mmɔdenbɔ, nanso ɛno na ɛmaa nkitahodiɛ no te nka sɛ ɛyɛ nokware. Na wonyɛ edin a wode di dwuma kɛkɛ; na woyɛ node, nhyehyɛe bi a woboa ma wɔhwɛɛ so no fã."

Nsensanee a Wɔsan de Bata Nnɛyi Adwumayɛbea

Enti, dɛn na dial-up network a efi 80s no betumi akyerɛkyerɛ yɛn afa nnɛyi adwumayɛ softwea ho? Asuadeɛ no wɔ architecture no mu: decentralized, user-owned, na ɛtwe adwene si nkitahodi ankasa so sen passive consumption. Nnɛyi adwumayɛbea no taa mu paapae wɔ SaaS aplikeshɔn dumien mu, na ɛyɛ data silos na ɛbubu adwumayɛ nhyehyɛe. Nyansapɛ a ɛwɔ nnwinnade te sɛ Mewayz akyi ne sɛ wɔbɛsan agye saa nkate a ɛka bom na ɛwɔ abusuabɔ no. Sɛ anka ɛbɛyɛ basabasa a ɛtrɛw apps a wɔatwa mu no, modular OS yɛ adwuma sɛ central hub, nnɛyi "node" a ɛka wo kuw no adwuma, data, ne nkitahodi bom. Ɛfa dede no a wɔde pefeeyɛ ne adwene besi ananmu ho, te sɛ sɛnea Fidonet dii mmeae a ntease wom a wɔde bɛbɔ nkɔmmɔ wɔ dijitaal sare a edi kan no so. Botaeɛ no nyɛ sɛ yɛbɛsan akɔ dial-up so, na mmom yɛbɛkɔ yɛn anim wɔ ne mpɔtam hɔfoɔ, dwumadiefoɔ tumi a ɛyɛ papa no mu.

Nsɛmmisa a Wɔtaa Bisa

Digital Campfire: Fidonet a Wɔkae

Ansa na wiase nyinaa wɛbsaet no retrɛw akɔ ofie biara mu, ansa na sohyial media amanneɛbɔ ahorow rebɔ denneennen bere nyinaa no, na dijitaal hye bi a ɛyɛ komm, a wɔahyɛ da ayɛ no wɔ hɔ. Wɔ wɔn a wɔwɔ modem ne abotare dodow bi fam no, wiase nyinaa nkitahodi nhyehyɛe bi dii yiye, na ɛnyɛ fiber optics na ɛkyekyee na mmom nkitahodi a wɔde dial-up ne anigye a wɔkyɛ so. Ná eyi ne Fidonet. Ask HN thread bi a ɛkae ho asɛm no nyɛ nostalgia kɛkɛ; ɛyɛ nkaeɛ a ɛfa ɔkwan a wɔakyekyɛ, a mpɔtam hɔfoɔ na wɔde di dwuma wɔ nkitahodiɛ mu a ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɛte nka sɛ ɛyɛ nsakraeɛ wɔ nnɛyi intanɛt a ɛwɔ mfimfini no mu. Wɔ bere a monolithic platforms, Decentralized ethos a Fidonet de asuade a tumi wom ma wɔ sɛnea yesusuw dijitaal adwumayɛ ne adwumayɛ nnwinnade ho nnɛ.

Netwɛk a Wɔasi wɔ Phone ne Boasetɔ so

Fidonet puei wɔ afe 1984 mu, Tom Jennings adwene. Na ɛyɛ atipɛnfo ntam nkitahodi a ɛka Bulletin Board Systems (BBSs) bom. Nea ɛnte sɛ nnɛyi intanɛt a ɛwɔ hɔ bere nyinaa no, Fidonet yɛɛ adwuma wɔ dwumadi ahorow a ɛpae mu. BBS biara, anaa "node" bɛfrɛ node afoforo wɔ mmere a wɔadi kan ayɛ ho nhyehyɛe mu, mpɛn pii no anadwo fã de akora telefon so ka so, de asesa nkrasɛm ne fael ahorow a wɔapam. Saa "store-and-forward" kwan yi maa wiase nyinaa nkɔmmɔbɔ a ɛkɔɔ so nkakrankakra, nnɔnhwerew anaa nna pii. Ahoɔhare no hyɛɛ nkitahodi a wosusuw ho; wo crafted message na afei wotwɛn sɛ network no de bɛkɔ na ɛde mmuaeɛ asan aba. Eyi ne nnɛyi intanɛt so ɔkasa su a ɛwɔ hɔ ntɛm ara, a ɛtaa yɛ nea wɔyɛ ho biribi no bɔ abira koraa.

The Decentralized Ethos: Asuadeɛ ma Ɛnnɛ

Adeɛ a ɛyɛ nwonwa paa wɔ Fidonet ho ne ne decentralized structure. Ná central server biara nni hɔ, na adwumakuw biara nni hɔ a ɛhwɛ so. Ná ɛyɛ nnipa a wɔyɛ pɛ ntam nkitahodi, a atuhoamafo ne mfiridwuma mu gyinapɛn a wɔbom di so. Sysop (system operator) biara wɔ wɔn node no na na ɔhwɛ wɔn network no fã ketewaa no so. Eyi maa wonyaa owura, mpɔtam hɔfo, ne asɛyɛde a wɔkyɛ ho adwene a emu dɔ. Wɔ nnɛyi dijitaal asase so, baabi a mfiridwuma mu abran kakraa bi na wodi platform ahorow a ɛwɔ tumi kɛse no so no, saa mfonini yi yɛ nea ɛyɛ nwonwa a ɛhyɛ nkuran. Nnɛyi pia a wɔpia kɔ nhyehyɛe ahorow a wɔde ahyɛ aman nsa so, fi Mastodon so kosi blockchain so no, ka nnyinasosɛm atitiriw a ɛmaa Fidonet tumi gyinaa ano na ɛyɛ nokware no ho asɛm. Saa nnyinasosɛm yi a ɛma ankorankoro node tumi wɔ ntam kɛse bi mu no yɛ biribi a yɛbu no sɛ ɛsom bo kɛse wɔ Mewayz. Wɔayɛ yɛn modular adwumayɛ OS no sɛ ɛbɛma ekuo biara n’ankasa "node" a wɔama no tumi – beaeɛ a ɛwɔ mfimfini ma wɔn nnwuma ne data – a ɛbɛtumi abɔ na ayɛ adwuma a ɛnyɛ den wɔ ahyehyɛdeɛ kɛseɛ no mu, akwati silos a ɛyɛ rigid, top-down software.

Efi Echoes Kɔ Channels: Honhom no Te Ase

Bere a mfiridwuma no ne bere atwam no, asetra mu nhyehyɛe ahorow a Fidonet dii akwampae adwuma no wɔ baabiara. Na "echoes" (asɛmti pɔtee bi nkɔmmɔbɔ nhyiam ahorow) no yɛ nnɛyi subreddits ne Slack akwan no nananom tẽẽ. Ná ɛyɛ mmeae a nnipa a wɔn ani gye ho titiriw—efi dwumadi ahorow so kosi ham radio so—betumi ahu wɔn abusuakuw no. Amammerɛ a ɛfa mmoa ho, baabi a wɔn a wɔn ho akokwaw a wɔde di dwuma no kyerɛkyerɛɛ wɔn a wɔaba foforo no, da nneɛma a eye sen biara a ɛwɔ mpɔtam a wɔabue ano nnɛ no adi. Nkitahodi a egyina nkyerɛwee so no hyɛɛ adebɔ, na ɛmaa ASCII adwinni ne kasa mu nkyerɛwde tiawa soronko bae. Nnipa ahiade titiriw a ɛne sɛ wɔbɛka wɔn ho, akyɛ nimdeɛ, na wɔakyekye mpɔtam hɔfo atwa nneɛma a wɔkyɛ ho ahyia no nsakrae; nnwinnade no ayɛ nea ɛdannan kɛkɛ.

Nsensanee a Wɔsan de Bata Nnɛyi Adwumayɛbea

Enti, dɛn na dial-up network a efi 80s no betumi akyerɛkyerɛ yɛn afa nnɛyi adwumayɛ softwea ho? Asuadeɛ no wɔ architecture no mu: decentralized, user-owned, na ɛtwe adwene si nkitahodi ankasa so sen passive consumption. Nnɛyi adwumayɛbea no taa mu paapae wɔ SaaS aplikeshɔn dumien mu, na ɛyɛ data silos na ɛbubu adwumayɛ nhyehyɛe. Nyansapɛ a ɛwɔ nnwinnade te sɛ Mewayz akyi ne sɛ wɔbɛsan agye saa nkate a ɛka bom na ɛwɔ abusuabɔ no. Sɛ anka ɛbɛyɛ basabasa a ɛtrɛw apps a wɔatwa mu no, modular OS yɛ adwuma sɛ central hub, nnɛyi "node" a ɛka wo kuw no adwuma, data, ne nkitahodi bom. Ɛfa dede no a wɔde pefeeyɛ ne adwene besi ananmu ho, te sɛ sɛnea Fidonet dii mmeae a ntease wom a wɔde bɛbɔ nkɔmmɔ wɔ dijitaal sare a edi kan no so. Botaeɛ no nyɛ sɛ yɛbɛsan akɔ dial-up so, na mmom yɛbɛkɔ yɛn anim wɔ ne mpɔtam hɔfoɔ, dwumadiefoɔ tumi a ɛyɛ papa no mu.