Bitcloud is going to be based on Tahoe-LAFS

[Javier R. Sobrino]

On 02/02/14 16:44, David Irvine wrote:
> It's all interesting, for a private network though can you explain
> some of the docs a bit more, for instance what does this mean 
>
> * Accounting for individual downloads of content means charging for
> content becomes trivial to implement
>
> I don't understand, will you charge for downloads or content ? Or do
> you mean the network takes a charge and repays this with services?

Hi!
The second. Bitcloud will be an escrow system too.
We are using Bitcoin escrow capabilities to distribute the decission of
escrow between gateways.
Other possible solution is let the escrow functionality to Ethereum, as
we plan to use it for the base of future DAOs like Wetube.


>
> Some early indications of actual design, programming language etc.
> would help everyone help you a bit I think. Having developers ready
> may require a lot of detailed implementation guidelines or possibly
> very close management.

Yes, exactly.
The design is being discused in github and/or in the forums. One of the
reasons to contact this list is for asking help to design the system,
taking in count that you have already the experience in this kind of
projects.
For the management, I'm acting as the coordinator, integrating the ideas
from the different thinkers.


>
> Can you explain the business model as well, if you have a marketing
> person, is there a revenue model and or company involved?

The economic model is simple: we are a protocol, so there is really no
business here.
But, we want to release Wetube, which is going to be a media provider
(like Youtube) and will be using Bitcloud as the base for storage. Other
DAOs will be possible, like for example BoxDAO, a replacement for Dropbox.

>
> Hope these questions help and not hinder. It's all very fast and I
> think some more info would help us all. I am also keen to know how the
> integration with bitcoin is envisaged, will the blockchain be affected
> at all? 
>
>

The integration is to allow Bitcloud and/or Ethereum to manage the
escrow. So Bitcloud really doesn't have a blockchain in that sense, as
we relay on external coins.

Thanks for you interest, any more questions are welcomed.

Javier.