Je mer, 2020-01-01 je 13:15 +0100, V F skribis:
After Googleing a bit I found there are few pi-hole open to everyone to use. https://pi-dns.com https://public-pihole.com/
I am not an expert in network (actually a zoologist) things but I was wondering why not FSFE build a open pihole server?
Instead of trusting some people on the internet (there are warnings about using someones dns server???) FSFE is a trustable place.
I like the idea, but I'm not sure the FSFE actually has the resources to maintain more tech resources than it currently does. The problem with setting up such a server is that it's a commitment into the future. You can't take it down after a few years, because it will break people's workflows. And if it turns out that the server becomes more popular than anticipated, then it's even more problematic. How do you maintain a popular server when most of the people working for the FSFE aren't server administrators?
On a grander scale, I think a better solution would be that relying on a server is not necessary. Imagine instead that a distribution might include a `spyware-dns-hosts` package that modifies `/etc/hosts` with the same kind of blacklist that pi-hole uses.
Or maybe browsers could ship with much stronger privacy protection. I believe that Firefox is flirting with the idea of blocking more ads by default, but I'm not extremely well-read on that topic.
Kindly, Carmen