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ohhh half the demos for IPFS are down and the commits die down slowly :/

i have the feeling that IPFS is slowly dying down, and i think this would be quite sad since it is a super useful technology. [pls see Context further down]

The NFT storage bullshit that was done to gain a bit of publicity for IPFS was really not a good long term strategy.
Also kind of sucks that so many ppl think that IPFS is something something blockchain... although it isn't... i guess it is because FileCoin uses IPFS...

If FileCoin would be usable in the first place this would be not such a big problem IMHO but for now it seams more like a speculation thingy then anything usefully that goes beyond "super complex and slow solution for backups".

At least everything is quite good documented and MIT/Apache-2.0 and other FOSS licenses.

Also Protocol Labs, the org behind IPFS and FileCoin and a lot of cool projects that are super useful for Networking, have discontinued their research grand project, one project especially is something i consider extremely important: Basically a way to get data that is distributed over IPFS anonymously - this would have high impacts for the Freedom of Knowledge. -> here is the research-grant proposal:
https://github.com/protocol/research-grants/blob/master/RFPs/rfp-014-private-retrieval-of-data.md

-> Context:
IPFS is basically BitTorrent but without a central tracker and deduplicates data by default, also the data created the address which means that multiple ppl could upload the same file independently and it would have the same address.

#IPFS #FileCoin #ProtocolLabs #FOSS #torrent #networking #OpenSpurce #CDN

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Fossify File Manager for Android is a straightforward app that gets the job done.

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Proton Take Aim at Google Docs with New Online Document Editor

Proton, once famed for its VPN offers, these days provides a full suite of secure services, including e-mail, cloud storage, and password manager (Proton Pass Linux app launched last month). Now, it’s adding another string to its privacy-focused bow, and takes aim at Google Docs in the process. This week Proton announced Docs in Proton Drive, a “privacy-first document editor” which allows anyone with a (free or a paid) Proton account to create, edit, share, and collaborate documents on-the-go from any web browser. Admittedly, an open source, auditable cloud-based word processor isn’t strictly Ubuntu-specific news (incase you’re wondering why I’m
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/07/proton-docs-online-cloud-word-processor

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A new variant of Peppermint OS has been introduced!

https://news.itsfoss.com/peppermintos-loaded/

Making progress, this is harder than you would think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7LdBq9p2Hg

EasyOS 6.0 packs useful tweaks.

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