Re: [NonGNU ELPA] New package: hyperdrive (repast)

[Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>]

Joseph Turner <joseph@ushin.org> writes:

>> My main difficulty is understanding what Hyperdrive is...
>
> Hyperdrive is a p2p file-sharing tool (like Dropbox, but FLOSS and with
> no third-party intermediary; like Bittorrent, but mutable and versioned;
> like IPFS, but without CIDs and faster for mutable data).
>
> User story: Alice creates a new hyperdrive and adds some files. Her
> computer returns a public key URL that uniquely identies the hyperdrive.
> Alice shares that URL with Bob, who can then download Alice's files
> directly from Alice's computer (no third-party servers are required to
> route the connection - they find each other using a DHT or using mDNS if
> they're on the same LAN). Bob can download some of Alice's without
> having to load her whole drive.
>
> Data is distributed on the network; once Bob has loaded Alice's files,
> Carol can get them from Bob even when Alice is offline. Drives are
> mutable; When Alice adds/removes/changes files in the drive, Bob can
> refresh her drive on his machine to get the latest changes. Drives are
> versioned; anyone with the URL can "check out" prior versions of Alice's
> drive to see what her files used to look like.
>
> There's more info in the manual, especially in the Concepts section:
>
> https://ushin.org/hyperdrive/hyperdrive-manual.html#Concepts
>
> There's also this talk at LibrePlanet 2023. Comparison of peer-to-peer
> protocols starts @36:49:
>
> https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/emacs-for-p2p-deliberation/

Thanks!

>> The second issue I have is that there is quite a lot of code, and
>> I'd like to take a look at everything before I add anything.
>
> Take your time. I'm happy to get on a videocall to go through the code
> together with you.

That is not necessary, I'll understand what is going on, the issue is
just finding the time to at least skim through everything once.

> Thank you!
>
> Joseph