[zeromq-dev] Some questions about EdgeNet.

[shancat]

As an open source organisation, Xamarin is completely useless. The platform
is proprietary, and costs "$999 / year Per platform, per developer".
On Dec 21, 2013 10:53 PM, "Diego Duclos" <diego.duclos at palmstonegames.com>
wrote:

> Wouldn't something entirely mobile-platform independent actually be
> advantageous here ? Xamarin's tech would be a good example here, as the
> code in portable libraries runs on every single mobile.
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 21, 2013 at 12:28 PM, Pieter Hintjens <ph at imatix.com> wrote:
>
>> Hmm, interesting. Maybe we should apply to DARPA for a grant :-)
>>
>> Seriously, though, it seems a compelling use case for civilian
>> smartphone infrastructure. At this stage if there are any Android devs
>> who can lend a hand, that would be most welcome.
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Lindley French <lindleyf at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > I read the EdgeNet article. It's remarkably similar to concepts we
>> developed
>> > on a DARPA program I worked last year, although the motivation was
>> different
>> > (improving tactical awareness for soldiers with no or slow comms
>> > infrastructure).
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 3:23 AM, Pieter Hintjens <ph at imatix.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi Sean,
>> >>
>> >> There's no specific forum yet. Mostly I've been spreading the idea
>> >> that we have a real problem, and that we can solve it using what we've
>> >> learned from ZeroMQ. It seems to me that people need to dream first,
>> >> as you say, before we move to work together.
>> >>
>> >> Why not start a forum, a mailing list, a wiki, or something? Perhaps
>> >> even a Google group, or IRC channel? You would be taking a concrete
>> >> step.
>> >>
>> >> I've used Wikidot in the past with good results. We might also use
>> >> GitHub issues as a forum. Perhaps a github.com/edgenet/discuss
>> >> project?
>> >>
>> >> What do you think?
>> >>
>> >> -Pieter
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 3:21 AM, Sean Robertson <sprobertson at gmail.com
>> >
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > Is there a place for discussion specific to Edgenet? I too just
>> >> > finished reading Culture and Empire and the Edgenet proposal, and
>> have
>> >> > been dreaming of asynchronous mesh networks ever since.
>> >> >
>> >> > On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 4:39 AM, Pieter Hintjens <ph at imatix.com>
>> wrote:
>> >> >> On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 4:51 AM, crocket <crockabiscuit at gmail.com>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>>   2) Some smartphones act as WiFi hotspots, and other smartphones
>> >> >>> connect to
>> >> >>> them.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Yes, this is the idea. We've tested this previously, it works more
>> or
>> >> >> less well enough. Right now it will still require manual
>> coordination.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>> If EdgeNet doesn't depend on IP addresses, destination could be
>> >> >>> specified by
>> >> >>> public key.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> If you need destinations, yes. The initial use case is UUCP-style
>> >> >> broadcast. Anonymous sharing.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>> My guess would be that people will use broadband internet for
>> public
>> >> >>> communications
>> >> >>> and that they will use EdgeNet or other darknets for
>> private/sensitive
>> >> >>> communications.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> That's right.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> -Pieter
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