Okay, I just started looking into this project and find it interesting.
I have a background in media and well aware of the problems Bruno is hoping to address here. I have some questions
1) Most people are not tech savvy and cyber hacks and news of such hacks will only gain more media attention. I think many consumers when asked to lease some CPU will be very nervous to do so. Many will think it makes their data vulnerable. Curious as to how the project will address this issue?
2). If consumers allow sites to use their CPU and then the consumers device gets hacked they will automatically think PRL is the cause. Even if the cause of the hack is unrelated to PRL, it is not a big stretch to think the consumer will think PRL is to blame. This will cause bad publicity and the legal ramifications for the content site involved could be enough to scare users and content providers away. Does PRL address this concern?
3). What system does PRl have in place to sign up content providers?
4). What stops others offering similar service to PRL. In other words how high are the barriers to entry?
5). What happens to PRL if IOTA runs into technical roadblocks?
Thanks everyone. Very interesting project. Smiley. Smiley
Hey guys the questions I ask are open for anyone to answer. I say that because on ANN page seemed people thought only Bruno would answer such questions
I assume those on here have done their research on PRL and love their feedback on the above as I think they are roadblocks. cheers
1) and 2) This is a lack of understanding on the technology. It makes your data no less vulnerable than any type of crypto mining, which is not at all. Many websites, such as piratebay for one, have already implemented an in-website miner through coinhive. As for reassuring the public, that's up to the websites who implement the software.
3)Why do they need to sign up content providers? It is a line of code, which websites can implement at their discretion. Presumably, or at least hopefully, come of the dev funds just raised will be used in marketing the protocol. They do plan to build a small scale server farm to support file hosting until critical mass of the network is hit.
4)What stops anyone offering any copycat service? coinhive offered an in-website miner, however oyster takes it a step further by also integrating a decentralised file storage network. As far as others copying the idea, I suppose they can but they would have no reason to, oyster have first mover advantage. By the time someone starts developing and marketing their copycat oyster should be live.
5)This is a valid concern. However almost all Dapps share this concern nowadays, its the nature of the fledgling market. If it did become the case that IOTA couldn't sustain oyster, it could be moved over to another system. The original network was actually developed to be a centralised system but was redeveloped for IOTA, so presumably it could be done again.
