4 ms·
IPFS is a great case study in a system that has issues running entirely on voluntary basis. Now they try different "product models". One is paid pinning servic
by madsbuch 4y ago
IPFS is a great case study in a system that has issues running entirely on voluntary basis. Now they try different "product models".
One is paid pinning services - services that ensure the existence and availability of files in the network.
Then there i FileCoin - an augmentation with a specialised economy that tried to have files stored an available based on a market.
- cowtools 4y agoWell then maybe it might be worthwhile to start bittorent-like private trackers for IPFS?
- madsbuch 4y agoBittorrent has the same problem: files go stale and disappear from the network. On the other hand, bittorrent would probably benefit from a FileCoin like economy build on top of it.
- shp0ngle 4y agoAs I wrote elsewhere in the chat - FileCoin is essentially unrelated to IPFS and it’s really hard to make it work together.