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

[Miles Fidelman]

You might want to look at IPFS.

Thomas Lord wrote:
> None of the systems you named fit what I described, which is a
> network of explicit peering (each node chooses and cooperates with
> peers), using rsync to propagate multi-media hypertext.  Period.
>
> -t
>
>
>
> On 2021-03-26 22:27, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
> > 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
> >
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