On Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 8:11 AM, John Rose via AGI <[email protected]> wrote: > Your distributed design is interesting but really just a general overview > that dips into specifics. The protocol description is kind of brief. Similar > models like you describe though still have potential IMO for something new to > happen but the protocol and computational structure need to be more > elaborate...
I described a system where you post messages and they become publicly readable and searchable. This is essentially what Facebook and Twitter do. The important differences are: - Messages are always public. - Messages cannot be modified or deleted once posted. - Messages are digitally signed to securely identify the originator (not necessarily a person). - Messages are timestamped. - The system is distributed, with peers competing for attention. Being distributed means that individual peer administrators, and not a large company or government, decide which messages they will host, discard, distribute, or block. The protocol does not require that you follow or friend people, but a high quality peer will probably figure out who you know and whose messages you are interested in receiving based on the messages you post. I don't intend to compete with billion dollar social networking companies. My contribution is to show that it is technically possible to do so. -- -- Matt Mahoney, [email protected] ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
