I want to send a cake to Bitshares .p2p team.
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 1:18 am
The upcoming launch of .p2p has spurred a some friction between the Namecoin and Bitshares communities. However, the distance between the two communities is small. From browsers to Linux distros and programming languages, the beauty of free software is that we never have to take a single approach and that competition isn't the zero-sum game fundamentalist Chicago-school economists make it out to be.
I'm in this game to win it, but "winning" is the creation of decentralized, secure, and usable naming systems for the internet. Getting accepted into the IETF, building zero-knowledge registrars, aerogel lightweight browser clients, anonymous domain purchasing, and price stability are just a few items that need to get worked out.
From low-level cryptocurrency development choices to funding models and governance styles, Namecoin and Bitshares have taken a lot of divergent choices. Sticking to our academic backgrounds will allow us to build more robust security models, recruit top talent as well as defend ourselves against political and legal attacks. However, it also means we have to beg for funding, work in our spare time, and struggle to build consensus. Hell, even Linus had to work on Linux part-time for 6 years.
I wouldn't be working on Namecoin if the technology and solutions we are building wasn't reusable. BitShares has already benefited greatly from our work, borrowing our specs, XYZ, and more. The bottom line is that attaining our ultimate goal of a censorship resistant and usable web will require significant blood, sweat, and tears from lots of really smart people. We are happy to do our part are looking forward to BitShares contributions and competition.
Indolering & the Namecoin Development Team
Need to get everyon'es okay first :p
I'm in this game to win it, but "winning" is the creation of decentralized, secure, and usable naming systems for the internet. Getting accepted into the IETF, building zero-knowledge registrars, aerogel lightweight browser clients, anonymous domain purchasing, and price stability are just a few items that need to get worked out.
From low-level cryptocurrency development choices to funding models and governance styles, Namecoin and Bitshares have taken a lot of divergent choices. Sticking to our academic backgrounds will allow us to build more robust security models, recruit top talent as well as defend ourselves against political and legal attacks. However, it also means we have to beg for funding, work in our spare time, and struggle to build consensus. Hell, even Linus had to work on Linux part-time for 6 years.
I wouldn't be working on Namecoin if the technology and solutions we are building wasn't reusable. BitShares has already benefited greatly from our work, borrowing our specs, XYZ, and more. The bottom line is that attaining our ultimate goal of a censorship resistant and usable web will require significant blood, sweat, and tears from lots of really smart people. We are happy to do our part are looking forward to BitShares contributions and competition.
Indolering & the Namecoin Development Team
Need to get everyon'es okay first :p