> Old packages that you simply don’t want to version
It’s important to think of IPFS as a way to share using content hashes - essentially file fingerprints - as URLs. Every bit of information added is inherently and permanently versioned.
This is a tremendous asset in many ways, for example de-duplication is free. But once a file has been added and copied to another host, any person with the fingerprint can find it again.
While IPFS systematically exacerbates the meaningful problems around deletion that you describe, they are not unique. Once information is put out in the world, it’s hard to hide it.
It’s important to think of IPFS as a way to share using content hashes - essentially file fingerprints - as URLs. Every bit of information added is inherently and permanently versioned.
This is a tremendous asset in many ways, for example de-duplication is free. But once a file has been added and copied to another host, any person with the fingerprint can find it again.
While IPFS systematically exacerbates the meaningful problems around deletion that you describe, they are not unique. Once information is put out in the world, it’s hard to hide it.