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> It seems that people proposing them don't have any idea about when/why you'd use them over a more centralized system I think that this diagram is a good star
by joeyspn 10y ago
> It seems that people proposing them don't have any idea about when/why you'd use them over a more centralized system
I think that this diagram is a good starting point...
https://media.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/shrinknp_800_800/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAQTAAAAJGRmZjY1MWU2LWI5NTQtNGY1Ny04YWY5LWFlZmU4YzM2MTcyNQ.png https://media.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/shrinknp_800_800/AAEAAQAAAAA...
- fiatjaf 10y agoAccording to this diagram, IPFS should use (or be) a blockchain.
- joeyspn 10y agoWith the same logic also a BitTorrent tracker should use a blockchain, but obviously it's not the case. You are distributing trust-based units (money, legal and financial instruments, etc), not files (video, images, etc).
- jeeceebees 10y agoI think very many IPFS use cases do need / benefit from blockchains.
- mhluongo 10y agoThis diagram is to answer the private blockchain hype. It's not meant to address any piece of technology- just qualify when a blockchain doesn't provide clear value.
- cponeill 10y agoPerfect starting point. Thank you for posting this.
- bernardlunn 10y agoThanks for sharing this. A picture paints...cuts through all the hype.
- davidgerard 10y agoNote that "private blockchain" means "gives you a Merkle tree", which you literally get just putting all transactions into git. I suspect the "private blockchain" products that actually exist (and aren't just vapour) are git underneath.