From d191970dae517f52729beacaeea221a9ff7d0b9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeremy Kauffman Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 08:03:33 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] remove redundant faq --- content/faq/naming.md | 4 ++-- content/faq/no-auction-options.md | 11 ----------- controller/Controller.class.php | 1 + 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 content/faq/no-auction-options.md diff --git a/content/faq/naming.md b/content/faq/naming.md index 71d6c3e2..b2fa7584 100644 --- a/content/faq/naming.md +++ b/content/faq/naming.md @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ --- -title: LBRY’s naming system seems kinda crazy. Why don’t you just assign names the same way as internet domains? +title: How does LBRY naming work? Why don’t you just assign names the same way as internet domains? category: LBRY 101 --- -First, since there have been a lot of misconceptions about how LBRY URLs work, **it is absolutely possible to own and control a URL forever**. That is the tl;dr of this post if you don't want to read a bunch of words about how LBRY URLs work. +First, since there have been a lot of misconceptions about how LBRY URLs work, **it is absolutely possible to own and control a URL forever**. That is the tl;dr of this post if you don't want to read a bunch of words about how LBRY URLs work. Assigning names optimally is a difficult problem in centralized systems. It becomes nearly impossible in decentralized ones. Just because we’re all accustomed to certain solutions doesn’t mean they aren’t seriously flawed. diff --git a/content/faq/no-auction-options.md b/content/faq/no-auction-options.md deleted file mode 100644 index fdea5c4f..00000000 --- a/content/faq/no-auction-options.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,11 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: If I don’t want to deal with name auctions at all, what are my options? -category: LBRY 101 ---- -We don’t want to see the naming system scare off potential users. And if it fails to work as planned, we don’t want it to take down the whole LBRY project. - -Rest assured, we’re implementing permanent URLs that are **always yours**. You will have one link that contains all your LBRY content you can use in promotional materials or share online – just like a Youtube channel URL. - -Using this approach, you can bypass the auction system entirely. You could even have a regular domain name, like www.jackscodingclass.com, point to all of your content on LBRY. - -More details on this update will be released shortly. [Subscribe to our mailing list](https://lbry.io/get) to stay up to date. diff --git a/controller/Controller.class.php b/controller/Controller.class.php index 98839688..a7850660 100644 --- a/controller/Controller.class.php +++ b/controller/Controller.class.php @@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ class Controller '/feedback' => '/learn', '/faq/when-referral-payouts' => '/faq/referrals', '/news/meet-the-lbry-founders' => '/team', + '/faq/no-auction-options' => '/faq/naming', '/join-list' => '/list/subscribe', ];