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ohhh half the demos for IPFS are down and the commits die down slowly :/

i have the feeling that IPFS is slowly dying down, and i think this would be quite sad since it is a super useful technology. [pls see Context further down]

The NFT storage bullshit that was done to gain a bit of publicity for IPFS was really not a good long term strategy.
Also kind of sucks that so many ppl think that IPFS is something something blockchain... although it isn't... i guess it is because FileCoin uses IPFS...

If FileCoin would be usable in the first place this would be not such a big problem IMHO but for now it seams more like a speculation thingy then anything usefully that goes beyond "super complex and slow solution for backups".

At least everything is quite good documented and MIT/Apache-2.0 and other FOSS licenses.

Also Protocol Labs, the org behind IPFS and FileCoin and a lot of cool projects that are super useful for Networking, have discontinued their research grand project, one project especially is something i consider extremely important: Basically a way to get data that is distributed over IPFS anonymously - this would have high impacts for the Freedom of Knowledge. -> here is the research-grant proposal:
https://github.com/protocol/research-grants/blob/master/RFPs/rfp-014-private-retrieval-of-data.md

-> Context:
IPFS is basically BitTorrent but without a central tracker and deduplicates data by default, also the data created the address which means that multiple ppl could upload the same file independently and it would have the same address.

#IPFS #FileCoin #ProtocolLabs #FOSS #torrent #networking #OpenSpurce #CDN

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Show threadhappyborgJul 4, 2024

@m

See also Autonomi, a no-Blockchain project that has been in the works for 18 years and shares these characteristics:

> Basically a way to get data that is distributed over IPFS anonymously - this would have high impacts for the Freedom of Knowledge.

> multiple ppl could upload the same file independently and it would have the same address

It's #FOSS, no VCs, #decentralised, secure and #privacy focused from the ground up.

Launches this October:
https://autonomi.com
#Autonomi #p2p

Autonomi

Turning billions of everyday devices into the Internet's crowd storage layer. Decentralized, autonomous, and quantum secure. Strong, private, connected data. And you hold the key.

Show threadhappyborgJul 4, 2024

@m ... and speaking of demos they have barely started on Autonomi, though I have one ready which demos the versioned, perpetual web.

It publishes conventional static websites with a single command, and updates them rather than overwrites when you make changes.

So anyone can view every version of a website that was ever published. No link rot, internet archive/wayback machine built in.

That will be announced after the next #Autonomi network update which is due on Monday.

Show threadbmaxvJul 4, 2024

@m I don't think IPFS will "die" die, but we're not at a societal point where we have the kind of data that is meant to be shared this way.

We theoretically could be hosting parts of the project gutenberg or, open access research papers that way.

But, taking research as an example, unless the sharing / open access culture has reached "niche mainstream" there is nothing to share?

Show threadJPJul 4, 2024
@m I’m still hopeful; though the funding has ended for lots of IPFS-adjacent projects, it’s still the best contender (in my eyes at least) for content-addressed data transfer, and for a web that doesn’t depend on massive corporate hosting. (1/2)
Show threadJPJul 4, 2024

I still see the cared-for code and docs you talk about, I see the underlying tech used all over the place (especially over at Bluesky/ATProto) — I even saw folks looking to use IPFS to store assets for the Fediverse, to reduce load on servers with popular memes! I hope they find new momentum with new projects and possibilities.

You can find me, as ever, at /ipns/www.byjp.me (or just https://www.byjp.me, if HTTP is more your game for now 😄) (2/2)

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