reit

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by reit 11y ago
That's the one. Juan mentioned it in one of his talks, said that it would be possible for IPFS to sit on top of that and use it as the network layer.
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by reit 11y ago
I think there is a level where DNS -> IPNS ID is even then still better than DNS -> IP address. For DNS -> IPNS you could have a facility in there saying 'This DNS TXT record should not change, if it does something is wrong&#x
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by reit 11y ago
1) 2) 3), yes, it is still possible to directly connect to specific peers through IPFS, see http://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmTkzDwWqPbnAh5YiV5VwcTLnGdwSNsN... I think that it should be possible to build hybrid centralized
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by reit 11y ago
It would be quite difficult to blacklist every bootstrap node. The thing is, every single IPFS node represents a DHT bootstrap node. In a world where everyone is using IPFS you could just turn to the stranger next to you, ask for his IP add
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by reit 11y ago
>In case of neocities, a central server is giving you a hash that the nodes would provide you the data for, but without a central management how does IPFS associate correct file to the correct hash? Mathematics[1]. Your hash is based on
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by reit 11y ago
You can still use IPFS for direct messaging though, see http://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmTkzDwWqPbnAh5YiV5VwcTLnGdwSNsN... The difference being you're addressing to IPFS node IDs, rather than IP addresses. The advant
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by reit 11y ago
A neat system might be, when the reciprocation system gets more advanced, to allow for nodes to build up a reputation/trust with other nodes while they're at home sitting on charge/wifi. Then, they can 'cash in' the
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by reit 11y ago
Yes, bitswap is the same basic idea as bittorrent.
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by reit 11y ago
Maelstrom was a massive disappointment in my opinion, you appear to be locked in to static websites with no mechanism to issue updates. The entire site is packaged up into a single torrent blob meaning there is no hope of sharing swarms bet
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by reit 11y ago
>You'll need HTTP to run server code It's better if your application is redesigned to be distributed on a fundamental level, but you can still send custom data through IPFS in a standard client/server relationship if you w
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by reit 11y ago
See https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs.js It's coming along, not fully functional yet but you can watch its progress (or contribute code :D ) at https://github.com/ipfs/node-ipfs