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If You Can Decentralize the Internet, Mozilla Has $2 Million For You - Ecks - 06-24-2017
Mozilla and the National Science Foundation want a new internet. And they want it to be free and accessible for everybody.
They'll pay $2 million for it. On Wednesday, the two organizations issued a call to action for "big ideas that decentralize the web" as part of the "Wireless Innovation for a Networked Society" challenges. The challenges include getting the internet to communities off the grid, with proposals like a backpack with a computer and Wi-Fi router inside.
Read More @ https://www.cnet.com/news/mozilla-offering-2m-to-anyone-who-can-decentralize-the-web/
RE: If You Can Decentralize the Internet, Mozilla Has $2 Million For You - Blink - 06-24-2017
Good for Mozilla... But haha, it's not happening.
At least not in any plausible near-future scenario.
RE: If You Can Decentralize the Internet, Mozilla Has $2 Million For You - Oni - 06-25-2017
$2 million doesn't sound like a lot for "decentralization", unless they're wanting backpack routers.