At 02:13 AM 7/25/2009, you wrote: >Why dont you all join your your forces and start designing a next >generation trust system which has multiple instances for redundancy but >still acts like one so everybody could use it and enjoy a global D-STAR >network..
This is what needs to be looked at for the next generation of Trust servers - a system which has geographic diversity, redundancy, and shares a common data set. The current architecture does not support this. As others have said, there are very few reasons one would want a separate Trust server under the current architecture. Some of these would be: 1. Test servers. These are for testing new software for G2 compatibility, without risking bringing down the K5TIT Trust server and global network. This is a very prudent move, and one that is in line with best practice for software development and testing. Seems there's a few of these out there for this purpose, run by the K5TIT group and others. 2. Special purpose closed groups. While I personally can't see a reason for a small group of D-STAR users to form a separate network, I'm sure some groups have a valid reason. 73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL http://vkradio.com
