Re: peer to peer global decentralized, distributed multi-media hypertext

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

   On Saturday, March 27, 2021, <[1]libreplanet-discuss-request@
   libreplanet.org> wrote:

     From: Thomas Lord <[2]lord@basiscraft.com>
     Message-ID: <[3]6bc558831387fffe03f01cf7bfa71dfa@basiscraft.com>
     Has anyone explored a new approach to multi-media hypertext -- one
     not
     tied to centralized servers -- along the following, simple lines:
     Such a system seems like an obvious step and a timely one to me, but
     is
     anyone already doing it?  Would anyone like to start now?

   there are indeed, Thomas.  FileMax, Holochain, Threefold,
   P2pFoundation, Bitchute, gnunet, these are all efforts with varying
   success and focus.

   technically speaking, true peer distrbuted services are insanely hard
   to get right (and even harder to convince people to adopt).  some
   people have worked on this for fifteen years and yet there is no one
   clear "winner".

   whilst i do not wish to discourage you or others, i would not want you
   to waste time duplicating something that will suck your time and energy
   needlessly from other equally important (unrelated) tasks.

   to ensure that you (and others) focus on *useful* tasks, i have a
   suggestion: do the research and put in a request for funding to NLnet.

   rhe reason i say that is not just because it will give you the
   financial resources to see through your goal, NLnet backs well
   researched *non duplicated* efforts and will help you by confirming
   whether there are existing projects out there.  you can start by
   checking on their website under "projects" and may find one already in
   progress to which you can usefully contribute.

   l.

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References

   1. mailto:libreplanet-discuss-request@libreplanet.org
   2. mailto:lord@basiscraft.com
   3. 6bc558831387fffe03f01cf7bfa71dfa@basiscraft.com">mailto:6bc558831387fffe03f01cf7bfa71dfa@basiscraft.com
   4. https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68