Show HN: We launched a new web browser • Hacker News Board

Re: Show HN: We launched a new web browser

#61

Post by mdoms » Tue, Apr 26, 2022, 5:03 AM UTC

Why would I want .eth DNS? What is DANE? Not really selling it here.

Re: Show HN: We launched a new web browser

#62

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Apr 26, 2022, 5:05 AM UTC

mtlmtlmtlmtl wrote: post #51

Yet Another Chromium Fork. In a way, it's almost a shame Chrome was open sourced through Chromium. Maybe if it weren't, we'd have a healthier, more diverse browser ecosystem.

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Re: Show HN: We launched a new web browser

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Post by p1peridine » Tue, Apr 26, 2022, 5:05 AM UTC

Gigachad wrote: post #57

adamnemecek wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Writing a browser from scratch is hard.

Hard is underselling it. At this point it’s borderline impossible. It’s unlikely we will ever see a new browser.

Why, licensing/proprietary issues?

Re: Show HN: We launched a new web browser

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Apr 26, 2022, 5:05 AM UTC

mdoms wrote: post #61

Why would I want .eth DNS? What is DANE? Not really selling it here.

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Re: Show HN: We launched a new web browser

#65

Post by Melatonic » Tue, Apr 26, 2022, 5:05 AM UTC

Handshake has looked interesting for awhile now but what is the point of a blockchain based DNS? Isn't a big selling point of DNS having the fastest possible response times?

Re: Show HN: We launched a new web browser

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Apr 26, 2022, 5:06 AM UTC

cowtools wrote: post #2

Why not a web extension? Why use a ENS/Namecoin versus a petname solution like GNS? I like the idea of such a browser integration, but I don't see this actually being used. Perhaps you could have upstreamed those as experimental features in firefox/Torbrowser. Edit: I suppose you could upstream it to brave, they are very crypto-friendly. Also, no Linux support? Edit 2: Most of my points have been made moot by this: h…

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Re: Show HN: We launched a new web browser

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Post by mdoms » Tue, Apr 26, 2022, 5:06 AM UTC

webmaven wrote: post #55

azophy_2 wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

we already have "nameless" IP addresses, in which DNS is built on top of it as abstraction. using SHA256 is no better that using IPv6 IMO

There is probably a decent case to be made for having an indirection layer above IP addresses, even if they are as meaningless and unmemorizable as a hash: for portability (IP addresses are tied to the host infra provider), load balancing, etc.

We already have that.

Re: Show HN: We launched a new web browser

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Post by sk55 » Tue, Apr 26, 2022, 5:11 AM UTC

Melatonic wrote: post #65

Handshake has looked interesting for awhile now but what is the point of a blockchain based DNS? Isn't a big selling point of DNS having the fastest possible response times?

Using blockchain prevents the domain from being seized. This is helpful for service providers so they can maintain uptime and it also helps users who might rely on a service.

Re: Show HN: We launched a new web browser

#69

Post by hulitu » Tue, Apr 26, 2022, 5:12 AM UTC

Based on chromium, looks like chromium. No thanks.

Re: Show HN: We launched a new web browser

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Post by mike_d » Tue, Apr 26, 2022, 5:13 AM UTC

Melatonic wrote: post #65

Handshake has looked interesting for awhile now but what is the point of a blockchain based DNS? Isn't a big selling point of DNS having the fastest possible response times?

The lookups are near instant just like regular DNS, it just becomes un-censorable and not controlled by a central body.