Ok - my head hurts... I'm trying to process the synergies between Hubzilla and some new tech I've recently found and literally, I have a headache even just trying to skim the surface.
I won't bore you with the details - but it all started with my own foray and research into cryptocurrency (mostly as I was investigating what payment options to consider for the new ecommerce add-on I'm developing).
Along the way I found a social-media network (of sorts) called steemit (
https://steemit.com) which I thought was pretty cool.
As I looked at Steemit, I found that In the last several months - someone created a peer-to-peer/distributed youtube like client called DTUBE (
https://steemit.com/video/@heimindanger/introducing-dtube-a-decentralized-video-platform-using-steem-and-ipfs) to publish content on Steemit and earn "Steam" (Digital currency). Very cool.
I found a similar project modeled after it called dsound.audio (
https://steemit.com/music/@prc/introducing-dsound-a-decentralized-sound-platform-using-steem-and-ipfs).And then it happened... I started investigating the underlying "network" that both of these run on ..... IPFS - (
https://ipfs.io/).I watched the IPFS video, and my head, quite literally nearly exploded. Now, granted, I've been reading the nuances of blockchains, proof-of-work versus proof-of-stake, cyrptocurrency, exchanges, and even delving into US legal issues and ideas concerning cryptocurrency and the interpretation of "assets" versus "securities" - so, my brain was quite nearly at the breaking point to start... but the minute I started thinking: IPFS Private Swarm + Hubzilla ... my brain went over the edge. I literally had to step away from my computer and put my head between my knees (no joke - I almost didn't make it upstairs!).
So -- I thought I'd share these connections and links here. Hopefully, some of you already know about this stuff and can bring me back down to earth and tell me why none of this is relevant to HZ. The other option is that a whole new world of possibilities for HZ just opened up.
Some initial notes on the ideas/possiblities of a "private swarm" can be found here:
https://discuss.ipfs.io/t/security-of-private-ipfs-network/1324