Infrastructure Module
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Purpose
Section titled “Purpose”The Infrastructure Module handles communication, compute resources, data, and life infrastructure that support the cooperation foundation.
Problem
Section titled “Problem”Communication, cloud services, AI, housing, and energy are often dependent on specific companies or states. This design needs distributed and interoperable infrastructure.
- Communication
- Compute resources
- AI foundations
- Data management
- Life infrastructure
- Availability
- Interoperability
- Audit logs and backups
Out of Scope
Section titled “Out of Scope”- Monopoly by a single infrastructure provider
- Surveillance infrastructure
- Dependencies that block exit
- Centralized control of participants’ lives or communications
Relationship to Other Modules
Section titled “Relationship to Other Modules”Infrastructure supports every module, including identity, economy, welfare, governance, and arbitration.
Initial Notes
Section titled “Initial Notes”Early work should define principles for availability, data ownership, backups, interoperability, privacy, and auditability.
Open Questions
Section titled “Open Questions”- How can decentralization and efficiency be balanced?
- How should privacy be protected?
- How resilient should infrastructure be against disasters and attacks?