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Is there any reason IPFS wizards could not implement IPFS or equivalents over WebRTC peer-to-peer, as in-page JavaScript application? Even if this were not the
by miohtama 6y ago
Is there any reason IPFS wizards could not implement IPFS or equivalents over WebRTC peer-to-peer, as in-page JavaScript application? Even if this were not the real thing, it would bring it closer to the mainstream more quickly.
- toomim 6y agoIt's technically feasible. IPFS not so different from Bittorrent, and Bittorrent can run over WebRTC: https://webtorrent.io/ https://webtorrent.io/ In fact, webtorrent happens to be my favorite bittorrent client. In general, I wish that more decentralized web tech didn't go about creating incompatible protocols. (Context: I'm working on Braid (https://braid.news https://braid.news) which is adding decentralized tech into today's WWW.)
- j-james 6y agoIt's so technically feasible that it already exists. Admittedly still in alpha, but rather feature-complete. There's even a nice demo built into the landing page. https://js.ipfs.io/ https://js.ipfs.io/