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I am using namecoin to resolve bittorrent sync secrets in my distributed browser Syncnet: https://github.com/jminardi/syncnet https://github.com/jminardi/syncn

I am using namecoin to resolve bittorrent sync secrets in my distributed browser Syncnet: https://github.com/jminardi/syncnet https://github.com/jminardi/syncnet It was fairly easy to integrate

sudoquai 13y ago
Hey nice - i've posted an Article at Namecoin @ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Namecoin.NMC https://www.facebook.com/Namecoin.NMC Support and Like !
higherpurpose 13y ago
Why not use the open source Clearskies instead of BTSync? https://github.com/jewel/clearskies https://github.com/jewel/clearskies
- whyever 13y ago
  AFAIK Clearskies does not have a working implementation yet.
- dfc 13y ago
  Did you intend to link to a repository of markdown files?
  - doesnt_know 13y ago
    I don't know anything about the project but it looks like there is a working implementation of the protocol in ruby in that linked repository (just not in the master branch). There is also an in-progress c++ implementation of the protocol in a different repo [1]. Even so, it's pretty clear that the thing isn't ready yet and even states that it shouldn't be used for anything other than test data. [1]https://github.com/larroy/clearskies_core https://github.com/larroy/clearskies_core
dmix 13y ago
This is interesting. Could the static HTML files connect to decentralized databases?
- 3pt14159 13y ago
  Almost certainly if there were a decentralized database that exhibited bitcoin / namecoin like behaviour.
  - lukifer 13y ago
    Development has slowed to a crawl, but http://datacoin.info http://datacoin.info is still alive. It focuses on redundancy, as all participants have a full copy of the database, and so data amounts are small (1 datacoin = 20kb). Still, there's a potential use case there for text-only content. Definitely looking forward to distributed storage apps; other projects in progress include BitCloud, MaidSafe, and Ethereum.
    - quasque 13y ago
      Participating in Datacoin sounds legally dangerous. All a miscreant needs to do is include into its blockchain some files that are illegal to possess, and everyone is potentially in trouble. It would be like this, but worse: http://www.dailydot.com/business/bitcoin-child-porn-transaction-code/ http://www.dailydot.com/business/bitcoin-child-porn-transact...
      - viraptor 13y ago
        Such link could be sent with a bank transfer too - I don't think you could then claim the bank holds and spreads the links to child abuse. Or could you?
        quasque 13y ago
        That's an interesting scenario, and I don't know how much distinction is made between possession of illegal material and possession of a means of instantly retrieving it. Datacoin has the storage capacity to include the actual images as part of the blockchain though, not just (probably quite ephemeral) links to such.
olalonde 13y ago
Stupid question: does resolving a Namecoin domain name involve downloading the whole blockchain or is it handled by third party servers?
- StavrosK 13y ago
  Related question: Is there a Bitcoin wallet where the blockchain resides on a server and the client is only used for signing transactions, with the server never seeing the public key, ever? That would be pretty damn useful.
  - glomph 13y ago
    There are several. Electrum is the most popular desktop one.
    - StavrosK 13y ago
      I love you.
- kushti 13y ago
  Second. All you have to do is to use DNS server supporting .bit domains
  - iambot 13y ago
    Doesn't that defeat the point?
    - unlimited_power 13y ago
      Not necessarily, see my responses to the same question here: - http://www.reddit.com/r/darknetplan/comments/227t7x/can_namecoin_obsolete_icann_and_more/cgk91ge http://www.reddit.com/r/darknetplan/comments/227t7x/can_name... - http://www.reddit.com/r/darknetplan/comments/227t7x/can_namecoin_obsolete_icann_and_more/cgkap0c http://www.reddit.com/r/darknetplan/comments/227t7x/can_name...

I am using namecoin to resolve bittorrent sync secrets in my distributed browser Syncnet: https://github.com/jminardi/syncnet https://github.com/jminardi/syncnet It was fairly easy to integrate

sudoquai 13y ago

Hey nice - i've posted an Article at Namecoin @ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Namecoin.NMC https://www.facebook.com/Namecoin.NMC Support and Like !

higherpurpose 13y ago

Why not use the open source Clearskies instead of BTSync? https://github.com/jewel/clearskies https://github.com/jewel/clearskies

whyever 13y ago
AFAIK Clearskies does not have a working implementation yet.
dfc 13y ago
Did you intend to link to a repository of markdown files?
- doesnt_know 13y ago
  I don't know anything about the project but it looks like there is a working implementation of the protocol in ruby in that linked repository (just not in the master branch). There is also an in-progress c++ implementation of the protocol in a different repo [1]. Even so, it's pretty clear that the thing isn't ready yet and even states that it shouldn't be used for anything other than test data. [1]https://github.com/larroy/clearskies_core https://github.com/larroy/clearskies_core

dmix 13y ago

This is interesting. Could the static HTML files connect to decentralized databases?

3pt14159 13y ago
Almost certainly if there were a decentralized database that exhibited bitcoin / namecoin like behaviour.
- lukifer 13y ago
  Development has slowed to a crawl, but http://datacoin.info http://datacoin.info is still alive. It focuses on redundancy, as all participants have a full copy of the database, and so data amounts are small (1 datacoin = 20kb). Still, there's a potential use case there for text-only content. Definitely looking forward to distributed storage apps; other projects in progress include BitCloud, MaidSafe, and Ethereum.
  - quasque 13y ago
    Participating in Datacoin sounds legally dangerous. All a miscreant needs to do is include into its blockchain some files that are illegal to possess, and everyone is potentially in trouble. It would be like this, but worse: http://www.dailydot.com/business/bitcoin-child-porn-transaction-code/ http://www.dailydot.com/business/bitcoin-child-porn-transact...
    - viraptor 13y ago
      Such link could be sent with a bank transfer too - I don't think you could then claim the bank holds and spreads the links to child abuse. Or could you?
      - quasque 13y ago
        That's an interesting scenario, and I don't know how much distinction is made between possession of illegal material and possession of a means of instantly retrieving it. Datacoin has the storage capacity to include the actual images as part of the blockchain though, not just (probably quite ephemeral) links to such.

olalonde 13y ago

Stupid question: does resolving a Namecoin domain name involve downloading the whole blockchain or is it handled by third party servers?

StavrosK 13y ago
Related question: Is there a Bitcoin wallet where the blockchain resides on a server and the client is only used for signing transactions, with the server never seeing the public key, ever? That would be pretty damn useful.
- glomph 13y ago
  There are several. Electrum is the most popular desktop one.
  - StavrosK 13y ago
    I love you.
kushti 13y ago
Second. All you have to do is to use DNS server supporting .bit domains
- iambot 13y ago
  Doesn't that defeat the point?
  - unlimited_power 13y ago
    Not necessarily, see my responses to the same question here: - http://www.reddit.com/r/darknetplan/comments/227t7x/can_namecoin_obsolete_icann_and_more/cgk91ge http://www.reddit.com/r/darknetplan/comments/227t7x/can_name... - http://www.reddit.com/r/darknetplan/comments/227t7x/can_namecoin_obsolete_icann_and_more/cgkap0c http://www.reddit.com/r/darknetplan/comments/227t7x/can_name...