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Ethereum is a fascinating project, however, what exactly do you mean
by "it is likely to be an indispensable element of FreedomBox"?<br>
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Yes, your FreedomBox could be running an Ethereum node. And/or a
Bitcoin full node.<br>
There's another project called <a href="https://bitseed.org/">Bitseed</a>
which is already doing that.<br>
<br>
Unlike everything else on FreedomBox, running a blockchain full node
doesn't have any immediate benefit for an average user!<br>
It's true and a quite cool thought that you're helping the project,
and you can be part of the blockchain network by doing this, yes.<br>
OTOH, running a blockchain node on a tiny box is pretty much
irrelevant for the larger network, given the existence of huge
mining pools.<br>
<br>
Another option (either as an alternative to running a full node, or
in addition to running a full node), is to run blockchain-based apps
on FreedomBox.<br>
E.g. you can have a Bitcoin wallet on the FreedomBox, or you can
install what Ethereum calls "Dapps".<br>
<br>
+1 to adding Bitcoin and/or Ethereum to FreedomBox, just make sure
you understand what it means.<br>
<br>
Markus<br>
<br>
On 11/15/2015 10:30 AM, Nick B-T wrote:<br>
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I think Ethereum<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://ethereum.org/">https://ethereum.org/</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/">https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/EtherCasts/videos">https://www.youtube.com/user/EtherCasts/videos</a><br>
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is likely to be an indispensable element of freedombox in the
future,<br>
and I thought i would check to see who else here feels that it is<br>
compatible with the core ideals of freedombox and should be a
priority<br>
for plinth integration?<br>
<br>
I think that a relaunch of freedombox to the cryptocommunity might<br>
provide a healthy revenue stream for the freedom box foundation
and<br>
project developers in general!<br>
<br>
The whole scene could do with a deal of FreeSoftware advocacy and
I<br>
shall be posting a call to fsf-community-team mailing list
submissions<br>
(<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:fsf-community-team@gnu.org">fsf-community-team@gnu.org</a>) calling for such.<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
<br>
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