On (De-)Centralized Communications: Part 4
#Layer 8 Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 were technical in nature, examining communications networks. However, we also have to consider the so-called...| Interpeer Project
#Layer 8 Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 were technical in nature, examining communications networks. However, we also have to consider the so-called...| Interpeer Project
There are enough updates to last year’s “In Search of Foundational FLOSS Freedom(s)” to make a blog category of its own, or almost so....| Interpeer Project
2024 was a relatively quiet year for the Interpeer Project, so it’s only right to go out with a bang: Interpeer gUG joined the Datacom Industry Association as a founding member in December! DIA aims to be the voice for the European Datacom Industry & Research Community, with its focus on secure, innovative, and collaborative digital communication solutions. We’re incredibly proud to be a part of this group!| Blog Index on Interpeer Project
#Recap Part 1 focused on Baran’s terminology on this topic. Part 2 then briefly explored how graph theory treats network centralization, noting...| Interpeer Project
On (De-)Centralized Communications: Part 1 discussed Baran’s terminology of “centralized”, “decentralized” and...| Interpeer Project
#Introduction At IETF121 in Dublin earlier this year, I was surprised to see my name appear on a number of slides, starting with the Discussion of Next...| Interpeer Project
Yes, we’re still talking about how Vessel + Wyrd implement something kind of like a Merkle Clock, and yet also arguably better. I wrote that the last post was supposed to be the final one in the series. And for a general overview, that is true – this article fills in some necessary background and design detail. Call it a bonus, if you’d like. #Recap We compared Merkle DAGs to Vessel’s DAG. The next article then described Vessel’s DAG as no worse than a Merkle DAG. We then explored W...| Blog Index on Interpeer Project
#Recap We compared Merkle DAGs to Vessel’s DAG, to find that although they are constructed very differently, they offer very much the same guarantees: both provide logical ordering, and this ordering is deterministic across replicas. The next article then explored the needs of CRDTs for logical clocks, and concluded that the clock provided by Vessel’s DAG is no worse than the clock of a Merkle DAG. The main problem both have is that while ordering is deterministic, it does not take into a...| Blog Index on Interpeer Project
It turns out that this article has been sitting mostly finished in my drafts for months now. The idea was to finish exploring how Wyrd benefits from...| Interpeer Project
There’s a new interview up on Safety Detectives where I get to discuss the origins, motivation and direction of the Interpeer Project as a whole....| Interpeer Project
#A nightmare of capitalism, that is, not a nightmare for capitalism. Let me explain. Throughout its history, Bitcoin has been lauded as a currency that...| Interpeer Project
