P2P, Blockchain & Alternative decentralization systems

[philippefutureboy]

Is this a feature request or a bug?

A discussion, quick suggestion :)

What do you want to talk about?

Alternative protocols & platforms to support a decentralized ecosystem.

Disclaimer: I do not have any experience in decentralized systems

So?

Have you considered using P2P protocols?

What about having a system like the IPFS or Skycoin for distributed data? The advantages I would see in using a blockchain solution is that you can offer both package signing and have a commonly agreed package history stored in the blockchain that is immutable.

What do you think? If you'd like I can see if I can grab a few experts in P2P/Blockchain/decentralized systems and invite them to join the discussion :)

Thank you for your initiative.

🚀

[superhawk610]

IPFS came up in a discussion a couple days ago, let me see if I can find it...

EDIT: There's actually an existing issue thread here.

[wesleytodd]

Might be worth checking out Dat. It is "js native" and has a relatively thriving, if still small, maintainer/user base.

EDIT: I apparently did not read...sorry. I see in the other conversation that there is already discussion on this. Maybe close this one?

[philippefutureboy]

@wesleytodd Dat was already proposed in #99, but one of the contributors of Dat said that Dat may not be a good fit for this type of application.

[wesleytodd]

My edit must have been after you posted. Sorry I had noticed that right after posting. Might be a good idea to close this issue so others don't make the same mistake as I?

[philippefutureboy]

Good point => Closing.