Can they still monitor users downloading and sharing the content though?
If so wouldn't it make sense to offer an I2p darknet version. As I know
torrenting works pretty well on the I2p darknet.
Matt
On 20 April 2015 at 23:11, Janislav Malahov <jan@???> wrote:
> 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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