Let's decentralize the internet

IPFS is interesting, but to pin data, you must run a node. My goal is to allow for instantaneous information sharing from the browser with no server whatsoever..

IPFS is interesting, but to pin data, you must run a node. My goal is to allow for instantaneous information sharing from the browser with no server whatsoever..

beware of glowies

DFINITY is exactly about that

Well, I have solved a major problem with with browser-to-browser P2P communication.

It's not perfect, but without others to talk to about it, I'm on my own when it comes to testing and confirming that it works 100%.

This place is full of old farts who barely know how to turn on a computer.

They have good instincts but no technical know how.

I've never stopped working on P2P related stuff to help decentralize communication on the internet.

One of the latest things I've worked on is creating a mesh of p2p tracker servers so decentralized apps no longer need to depend on the few overloaded public tracker servers.

I'm trying to work out how to make servers participating in the swarm of trackers more secure for individual applications, but still allow them to share other trackers between each other.

Ideally, it would be a giant globally interconnected mesh of P2P tracker servers that can be used by whatever P2P app needs it...

Much more work to be done.

It's fun to work on, but I need a collaborator or two... Ironically, building P2P technologies happens to be a very isolating endeavor. Probably because it isn't easy at all.

OP, if your goal is unrestricted communication, you're barking up the wrong tree. If any part of your route crosses into the conventional internet -- even if your packets are embedded and/or encrypted -- you're still at the mercy of someone who can flip a switch, unplug a wire, or configure a firewall.

Put simply, what's needed is an inexpensive hardware mesh router; something solar-powered and weatherproof. Toss enough of those in inconspicuous places and the terrestrial network becomes irrelevant.

Icann and arin to blockchain first or it’s pointless

Hi Boaty,

I missed this new thread of yours. I see you have looked at ipfs.io and retroshare in the past but I also think [link to peergos.org] has some promise. It is a complete encrypted/private P2P OS that can run apps in the browser. I think it may be based on ipfs.io and you can run local copies or run from servers anywhere on the net.

I think combining retroshare type forums, chat and email with peergos.org could be what p2p needs.

Just saw this, I am a programmer, and I would be interested in what you are talking about. Although I think the statement, 'there are problems' is a bit of a stretch.

I don't have a PM, so I can't talk that way. Just here to have fun and blow off some steam.

My focus is on python and learning. Just FYI. Internet infrastructure has always had a slap-dash feel to me and I just can't stand it.

Building something that can circumvent ISP would be critical. Then the next step is something that automatically cracks down on bad actors.

I have never thought about completely subverting the ISP. I knew some people that had done things similar, but never thought about a large scale implementation. Can't Stop the Signal Mal.

It needs to be simple and elegant. A fun design.

I'll help.
I have an affinity for machines.

The minute you stated web aps and trackers, I got a laugh. I block all trackers all the time. You are not going to find much of a crowd out there with the compute/storage power to do any good. On a single web page, I get one hell of a lot of traffic, combine that with a lot of other users and it is a burden.
Great idea, just not gonna work.