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https://libretaxi.org/ https://libretaxi.org/
by solarpunk 4y ago
https://libretaxi.org/ https://libretaxi.org/
- edent 4y ago"LibreTaxi is open-source Uber proof-of-concept that works through Telegram." So it still relies on a centralised (and proprietary) messaging platform.
- yobbo 4y agoI think I agree with the article in that the actual problem is to make drivers "accountable" with something that works like a rating. To achieve that without centralisation requires some variant of crypto signatures. To make them expensive to "fake", they need to cost something. One suggestion would then be to make the payment receipt the rating signature. In this scenario, drivers would publish their ratings which consist of the signatures/receipts of previous fares. Either way, it needs to be addressed.
- rblatz 4y agoWouldn’t that be relatively cheap and easy for a driver to game? They would just need to Hail a ride from themselves and then sign the receipt. The money goes to them. So it’s not very costly.
- lostmsu 4y agoHave the platform eat a small percentage. Might as well be just burned.
- yobbo 4y agoSame problem applies to Uber and other services though, although they take a higher "cut".
- noirbot 4y agoNot exactly though, since it's presumably harder to make sure you got assigned the ride that you requested in Uber than in a system with more openness/choice.