Tech Talk: What is the meaning of "decentralization"?

Tech Talk: What is the meaning of "decentralization"?
August 1,  3:30pm - 4:00pm
Decentralized Web Summit 2018
Hash Lounge

Taken literally, "decentralization" just means "not centralized", but what are the different ways something can be not centralized? Are there different types or flavors of decentralization that can be meaningfully distinguished?

Speakers:Dominic Tarr, Founder, Secure Scuttlebutt Consortium

 

Dominic Tarr
Founder, Secure Scuttlebutt Consortium

Scuttlebutt was created by Dominic Tarr, a Node.js developer with more than 600 modules published on npm and who lives on a self-steering sailboat in New Zealand. It is here, from the need for offline connection with the outside word, Scuttlebutt emerged.

http://dominictarr.com/

 

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