Code Podcast: P2P, People to People

P2P Foundation — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 09:00:00 +0000

The Internet didn’t quite deliver on its original promise and today we’re talking with people who are fixing it.”

We’re very glad that Andrey Salomatin, creator of Code podcast (see original post here), got in touch to let us know about this recent podcast on what’s happening lately in P2P decentralized web development. If you’re interested in the history Scuttlebutt (a decent(ralised) secure gossip platform) and how it works; or you want an introduction to the Dat project (a nonprofit-backed data sharing protocol for applications of the future); and a “vision for the decentralized future”, Andrey and his five guests share their experiences and reflections. This is certainly more technical than most of the material we share on the P2PF blog, but there is plenty of food for thought here for anyone interested in the future of the decentralized web.

Andrey Salomatin: Slack servers are down and work stops. Facebook sells users’ personal data to third-parties with no negative consequences to the company. Turkey successfully blocks citizens’ access to Wikipedia. Those are all results of peoples’ decisions of course, but there’s also something else at play. Our mainstream technology stack makes execution on all of those decisions ridiculously easy.

The Internet didn’t quite deliver on its original promise and today we’re talking with people who are fixing it.

Guests

Outline

00:07 Introducing the topic
01:57 Limitations of centralized systems
04:57 Introducing Jon-Kyle
05:57 Introducing Zenna
08:23 Introducing Mathias
11:20 BitTorrent and scale
14:19 Multiple versions of the truth, version control systems (Jon-Kyle)
19:16 Introducing Christian
20:08 Git internal structure
22:03 Benefits of Git architecture
27:03 Why is Git not decentralized
32:23 How Dat started, tech description of the protocol (back to Mathias)
45:28 Dat usecases (Mathias and Jon-Kyle)
51:42 Future of Dat (Mathias)
53:54 Introducing Mikey
55:07 History of Scuttlebutt
56:22 How Scuttlebutt works
65:30 Usecases for Scuttlebutt
69:29 Vision for the decentralized future (Zenna)
71:39 Final thoughts on the topic, summary, thanks

Find us in P2P networks

This episode in Dat:
dat://084e8ceae2fd1012e5368a70908acdb7aa92c3f5de0c62d14ef5beacbf19295d
This episode in IPFS:
QmVVjxxitJrhNoRkTe3nJ2SztWMx9tYnpURuAVAY3Dx75y
cheat through a https gateway
Andrey in Scuttlebutt:
@RP01FOdcs/QABLmMxTGe1U9myUfSLN/5ItlXQcp7oWQ=.ed25519
Zenna in Scuttlebutt:
@3ZeNUiYQZisGC6PLf3R+u2s5avtxLsXC66xuK41e6Zk=.ed25519
Mikey in Scuttlebutt:
@6ilZq3kN0F+dXFHAPjAwMm87JEb/VdB+LC9eIMW3sa0=.ed25519

Links: Git

Git
Git LFS
Video of the talk “Git From the Bits Up” by Tim Berglund

Links: Dat & Beaker

Links: Scuttlebutt

Scuttlebutt.nz
Scuttlebutt grants process
Collection of articles Scuttlebutt stories

Episode was produced by Andrey Salomatin.

Music by Mid-Air!

Code Podcast is about ideas that shape the way we build software. It’s like Planet Money for developers.

Each episode we interview people with different views on a single topic. We break down complex ideas to present why and how they are used to build modern software.

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Announcing OPEN 2018 – The Platform Co-op Conference

The Open Coop — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 08:00:00 +0000

After an extremely successful event in February 2017 at Goldsmiths University The Open Co-op conference is back with a new line up and a new venue for 2018.

This year, OPEN 2018, will be held at Conway Hall in Holborn, London, on the 26th and 27th of July.

Conway Hall is owned and operated by Conway Hall Ethical Society, a membership organisation and educational charity with a history spanning two centuries. With space for 400 people it is the perfect venue for the Platform Co-ops conference, continuing the societies progressive theme which began as a dissident congregation rebellion against “the doctrine of eternal hell”!

There is no denying that the current dominant form of extractive capitalism, which preys on consumers and exploits their liberties and rights in the name of profit is delivering it’s own version of hell for most people, especially the most marginalised. As this business model evolves to exploit the new digital era many of the services we rely on are exacerbating inequalities and undermining workers rights.

Something has to change. In order to avoid this neoliberal nemesis the co-operative sector must evolve to stay relevant and challenge the norms of this new digital world.

By placing members at the heart of organisational ownership and governance and the development of thriving communities before profit, platform co-ops form an essential component of the transition to a transparent, democratic and decentralised economy which works for everyone. A society in which anyone can become a co-owner of the organisations on which they, their family and their community depend. A world where everyone can have say in the decisions that affect them.

OPEN 2018, the Platform Co-op conference, will focus on three main themes:

The Platform co-op showcase will present examples from functioning platform co-ops, including practical examples of legal structures, funding and financial setups, and detailed insight from platform co-op practitioners about how their organisations work.
The Collaborative and Peer to Peer technology sessions will feature presentations on alternative digital currencies, open source tools and technology and the development of the new platforms and protocols which are enabling online co-operation to evolve at scale.
Discussions on the changing narrative will explore the co-operative vision and the evolving politics and philosophy of a world of abundance and inclusivity which underpins the creation of a more collaborative, equitable economy which works for people and planet before profit.

Incorporating a mix of presentations, showcases, discussions and open space sessions in which the participants decide what is discussed, OPEN 2018 presents an opportunity to meet co-operative development experts, legal practitioners and software developers to discuss the structure, challenges and opportunities of the new cooperative economy.

Bringing together 400 attendees from the private sector, existing and aspiring co-operatives, open source and technology developers as well as researchers, press and academia, OPEN 2018 provides a chance to learn, discuss and develop valuable relationships within the co-operative economy. With practical guidance on starting-up, hands on workshops about developing decentralised organisations and advice on governance and ownership structures to develop more inclusive and participatory organisations OPEN 2018 will provide valuable lessons for projects and organisations of all sizes.

Follow The Open Co-op on twitter and sign up to the mailing list at to be kept up to date. You can find more information on the 2018 conference website which will continually updated between now and July as more speakers are signed up and the programme is announced. We look forward to welcoming you to OPEN 2018.

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