[Freedombox-discuss] Distributed naming, again
On 5/16/11 8:57 AM, Clint Adams wrote:
> I am going to anger Jonas by discussing something that
> interests me, and even though UX is the very most
> important thing about the FreedomBox project, [...]
Maybe people would be less angry (and others involved in FB could also
be more productive) if:
1) FB defined some profiles/milestones, specifically, vCurrent that is
achievable with current/working/proven open source software, and vNext
that has discussions about undeveloped/unproven neat ideas. Or some
other project split where current stuff can be focused on, and others
can dream up new tech for later versions.
and/or:
2) Split up FB-discuss into some more focused lists, so UX people could
talk in one, and people creating new net namespace tech can talk about
that elsewhere. Perhaps one list for the main handful of subcomponents
(mesh, encrypted email, fed socnet, etc), and a build/distribution list,
for those who want to build their own devices/VMs today.
For example, for Tor use in FB, I'd rather be on the FB-tor list,
working on how to adopt Torouter and tor-ramdisk and especially the new
Tor web UI for the Excito B3 appliance, and how to integrate this into
FB vCurrent. While, in parallel, net NS and UX people are also working
on their goals, and some people don't have to subscribe to lists that
make them angry. :-)
Anyway, just a general idea, and not focused towards Clint or Jonas or
this message.
> A group of us got together recently to discuss the state
> of distributed naming technology. We talked about
> Zooko's Triangle[0], Netsukuku[1] ANDNA, i2p[2],
> PetNames[3], Namecoin[4], and Tom Lord's proposal[5a,5b].
>
> We omitted dot-p2p, IDONS, Tor Hidden Services.
Sounds like a fun get-together. Besides the above list, what about
Tahoe/LAFS storage, Freenet storage/services? What about Handle
System/DOI namespace tech usage for some of this?
There's also a few new IETF efforts that might be useful here two
(sorry, those acronyms escape me at the moment, perhaps the P4P and ALTA
areas?). Once I find the right wiki page for this namespace idea, I'll
update the acronyms later.
Thanks.
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