Thanks, Devon.

Do you package Go and Python into NW? Or where does the backend run?
Is this a open project? How can I get involved?

On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 12:35 AM, Devon Read <devon@???> wrote:

> Janislav,
>
> Backend: Go and Python
> Db is SQLite, syncing with Florincoin
> Frontend: HTML5 and JS
> Packaged with Node Webkit.
>
> Devon
>
> On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 2:10 PM, Janislav Malahov <jan@???> wrote:
>
>> Happy to see this!
>>
>> What is the exact tech stack? I want to get involved. From the beginning
>> of my currently project, CoinAwesome.com (and WeTipCoins.com), there is a
>> data field inside AWE transactions for referring to content. Started with
>> URLs but soon also torrent identifiers.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 12:14 AM, Devon Read <devon@???> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone, I just wanted to share this video walkthru to update
>>> everyone on the status of Alexandria!
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHoWBLFxcng
>>>
>>> TL;DR - it's in alpha right now, we're aiming for a private beta release
>>> in 6 weeks, and public beta with open source code on github about 6 weeks
>>> after that. You can see the features that will be included in the private
>>> beta in the video, and there is a full run-down of planned feature
>>> development at www.Blocktech.com, where we are starting a crypto-only
>>> crowd funding campaign today. This isn't a coin offering, as Florincoin is
>>> of course already on the market, but a request for the community to
>>> contribute toward the development of a product designed to be used and
>>> owned by all.
>>>
>>> Devon
>>>
>>> On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 7:25 PM, Devon Read <devon@???> wrote:
>>>
>>>> undo crew,
>>>>
>>>> I wanted to let you all know that Blocktech is about to start the
>>>> private beta for a cryptocurrency 2.0 app, Alexandria - a distributed
>>>> library for sharing and preserving art, history and culture. You can think
>>>> of it as essentially youtube or soundcloud, but by making use of various
>>>> P2P networking technologies, the platform relies on no servers. Users can
>>>> self-publish anything they'd like (videos, songs, books, 3d printables,
>>>> recipes, etc) and they (and only they) have complete control of how their
>>>> works are published. By integrating bittorrent technology, certain media
>>>> types can be streamed in HD right in the browser, and because the service
>>>> has no server or bandwidth overhead, we don't need to make users watch ads.
>>>> And with a blockchain at its heart, a cryptocurrency payments layer is
>>>> built right in. So content creators will be able to monetize their work in
>>>> a variety of ways - from free access with optional tipping, to
>>>> microsubscription streaming to pay-per-play. Initially only tipping will be
>>>> available, but we are working with partners in the industry, including
>>>> Rivetz Technology, to start implementing optional purchase-to-download
>>>> mechanisms for our publishers.
>>>>
>>>> For our blockchain, we're currently using a 1 year old fork of Litecoin
>>>> called Florincoin. The reason we chose it is because it is designed to
>>>> store information in addition to transaction records. Each transaction can
>>>> store 528bytes of extra data, which we've made use of as our permanent and
>>>> unalterable publishing database. It also has a 40 second target block time,
>>>> which makes our front end much more responsive in discovering new media
>>>> submissions. We are designing the platform to be as blockchain agnostic as
>>>> possible, so if sidechains turns out to be a good, workable idea, we can
>>>> make use of them, but for now Flo is serving our needs best.
>>>>
>>>> We have a private beta list going, which we're going to start seeding
>>>> to shortly - in perhaps a week or so, after we finish integrating a few
>>>> more components into the client app. At the moment, users can run the app
>>>> to browse the library and stream content in-app. When we release the beta,
>>>> we'll have the wallet and torrent client fully integrated to make the
>>>> submission process simpler, but at the moment, doing so requires running
>>>> some terminal apps. If any of you would be interested in checking this out
>>>> before the beta starts, please let me know. Also, we have a Slack chat
>>>> going for some of our early users, so if anyone would be interested in
>>>> joining it to chat directly with the developers, just drop me a line.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks so much,
>>>> Devon
>>>>
>>>
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