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by ultimape 3960 days ago
I've been toying with terminology to deal with the idea of a decentralized p2p cloud. Calling it a 'virtual cloud' seems off, and 'fog' has been co-opted by other kinds of tech. Any thoughts on what would be a good terminology for this?
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“The Shade”

* It’s a play on the word “shard”.

* It suggests privacy and protection.

* It suggests something that is nearby, as opposed to “the cloud” that is far away.

Unfortunately, the word is probably too susceptible to negative connotation.

I thought fog was being used to describe this kind of thing. Where else is fog computing used, differently?
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