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Android 4? That's a pity. But why a mobil app? Why not a .war app for the i2p router? IMO Social networks are something that are mostly used on desktop computer
by fosap 14y ago
Android 4? That's a pity. But why a mobil app? Why not a .war app for the i2p router? IMO Social networks are something that are mostly used on desktop computers.
Also it seems to me like you want to fork i2p. I think that's a very bad idea. First since you should be very confident in your skills if you roll your own crypto. Second because a split seems not necessary and harmful in the long run for the network. The i2p networks could be bigger aswell, and this could help.
- gw 14y agoI didn't actually modify the core or router code at all, I only needed to modify the I2PSnark code (i.e. the BitTorrent component). I did not roll my own crypto at all, other than the digital signing of meta torrents which is an application-level concern. It is technically a fork because I have a separate copy of the I2P codebase in my repo, but I will always update it to the latest versions as they come out.
- fosap 14y ago>but it will pay big dividends later if I need to rewrite parts of the I2P backend. I'm all for clojure, open source, innovation and forking. But i urge you to stay part of i2p and not create incompatible releases. Maintaining your private branch will result in a lot of extra work, and I'm 100% sure that this will result unfixed security holes. The i2p project on the other hand would probably gladly accept your java patches.
- gw 14y agoUnderstood; I actually was moreso referring to rewriting I2PSnark, not I2P itself. The BitTorrent codebase is pretty old and I know I can improve it if I had time. I agree that touching the core/router code itself is dicey, but keep in mind the I2P developers themselves have encouraged people to make alternative implementations. I don't plan on that right now, though.
- robert_foss 14y agoI think the I2P community would be thrilled about I2PSnark patches. I2PSnark is in active development currently, as the I2P update mechanism is being moved into I2PSnark.
- incision 14y agoPersonally, my use of messaging and social apps happens almost exclusively via mobile. I'm writing this reply from the excellent Airlock HN app even. I doubt I'd give Nightweb the time of day if it necessitated a desktop.
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- Kiro 14y agoIMO Social networks are something that are mostly used on desktop computers. 50% of Facebook's traffic was mobile one year ago and I'm sure it's even more now.