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I am using namecoin to resolve bittorrent sync secrets in my distributed browser Syncnet: https://github.com/jminardi/syncnet It was fairly easy to integrate
Why not use the open source Clearskies instead of BTSync? https://github.com/jewel/clearskies
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This is interesting. Could the static HTML files connect to decentralized databases?
Almost certainly if there were a decentralized database that exhibited bitcoin / namecoin like behaviour.
I'll plug BitShares DNS--a Namecoin competitor I am working on--here: http://nmushegian.github.io/dns/ Whitepaper and FAQ are not quite up to date but you get the idea. From: https://github.com/nmushegian/dns/blob/master/whitepaper.md#... - Namecoin issues new coins to miners as a reward for performing merged mining with the Bitcoin network. The namecoin supply is being inflated at nearly 30% per year for several mor…
Why is it called Namecoin and not something like Bitname or Bitdomain?
I expect it will obsolete ICANN as effectively as AlterNIC, New.net, OpenNIC, etc. The technical fact that it is blockchain-based really doesn't make much difference as it's incredibly unlikely to be adopted worldwide, due to the network effect of the already-established domain name system.
The telegraph, MySpace, and AOL had network effects. It's a hurdle, but it's not insurmountable. The question is whether namecoin provides anything sufficiently more appealing to all players to overcome that headwind...
So the main feature of Namecoin - to provide a censorship-resistant, cryptographically untamperable set of domain name records - is also its biggest disadvantage, as recovery of any stolen domain names is entirely up to the goodwill of the thief.
This reason alone would make it very unappealing for most domain name owners, because as well as going against the established domain name system, it must also break societal expectations of redressing thefts through legal means.
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Almost certainly if there were a decentralized database that exhibited bitcoin / namecoin like behaviour.
Development has slowed to a crawl, but http://datacoin.info is still alive. It focuses on redundancy, as all participants have a full copy of the database, and so data amounts are small (1 datacoin = 20kb). Still, there's a potential use case there for text-only content. Definitely looking forward to distributed storage apps; other projects in progress include BitCloud, MaidSafe, and Ethereum.
It would be like this, but worse: http://www.dailydot.com/business/bitcoin-child-porn-transact...
Do namecoins have to be renewed or are we going to have old good domain names infinitely unavailable because someone forgot their key ?
They have to be updated around every 36,000 blocks (about 250 days), or else you relinquish the name. It can be just a "touch" update, no need to change the information.
So, what happens if your domain gets hijacked?
Domain hijacking is impossible without access to the private key that controls the information written in the blockchain concerning that domain. If somebody gets your private key, they can "steal" your website away from you, sure. Just don't let anybody access your private key.
Think about it...
Why do we asume that domains have to be 'unique' like trade/brand names? I have a name, shared with my grandfather, father and son; in the right context, you would never confuse one for another. Furthermore, my name is shared by probably thousands in my country; again, I have never been confused with any of them. So, if the whole point is to translate human readable (and memorable) words to IPs, and in the event that…
Side note: Wikipedia is NOT the decentralized knowledge store of the planet. There is nothing decentralized about wikipedia.