[Nick B-T] >/A long time ago I asked how likely it might be to include an ethereum />/node >in the freedombox. />//>/An interesting development in the whisper protocol >(the dark routing />/part of the ethereum stack) is the inclusion of a male >server. here is />/the overview for those who are interested./ > https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Whisper-Overview#mail-server <https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Whisper-Overview#mail-server>
From what I understand, Whisper is a Peer to Peer communication protocol for communication between DApps running on ethereum nodes. So each FreedomBox user must run an ethereum node. 2 years ago, Markus Sabadello wrote a great answer to the earlier question about running an ethereum node on the FreedomBox. https://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/freedombox-discuss/2015-November/006998.html I suppose my response would've been similar. Seems like the main problem would be that Ethereum is really resource hungry to be able to run on Single Board Computers. https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/27360/ethereum-node-hardware-requirements The documentation on Whisper says: "It was designed to provide resilience and privacy at considerable expense. At its most secure mode of operation, Whisper can theoretically deliver 100% darkness." The 4th use case on this page seems relevant to FreedomBox. https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/Whisper I'm new to smart contracts and DApps and don't fully understand how to use this for anonymous communications yet. I found one DApp Demo called Whisper Chat Client. https://www.stateofthedapps.com/dapps/whisper-chat-client Maybe there will be further improvements in the future. We should approach this on a use case basis and also see if there are cheaper solutions for the same use case. I understand the pain that there's currently no email server on the FreedomBox. BTW, there's a new decentralized network which recently caught my attention, called ZeroNet which offers email, forums, blogs and other communication platforms but is light-weight enough to run on a FreedomBox running on a SBC. https://zeronet.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ -- Regards, Joseph Nuthalapati
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