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[SnjafSnjaf]

Is this going to be launched while i am still young?

No seriously, how much more time do you need to finish coin?

[Hix]

Any news about launch?

[Bitdonator]

I lost interest for this coin. Hope that launch will be this year 

[yampi]

I wonder which one will be released first?
Half Life 3 or this.

[Bitdonator]

LoL 

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I wonder which one will be released first?
Half Life 3 or this.

[Videlicet]

I like to see there is no absence of humor on this thread  
As for a time frame on launch, here is an update, and my best prediction.

I. Lower Level Protocol
I've spent the last week building the lower level protocol. It handles any amount of connections, and processes up to 50k requests per second on my local computer. Implemented in a basic DDOS protection detecting request acceleration and velocity per address, to detect any large "traffic spikes" which usually come from a DDOS attack.

Now, I spent quite a bit of time designing the LLP to be portable, and expandable. This is achieved by using template classes for the Client / Server to allow anybody to build a new protocol with ease. It simply requires you to construct your own packet type class with a packet processor Funcion PacketType Process(); the template classes handle all the data processing and messaging using your packet type. Inside your custom Process function is where all the magic will happen by interpreting the header, and sending data responses. This allows for different structures inside the packet to be interpreted differently by different customized protocols.

So with that, I built two Messaging Protocols on top of the LLP Templates.

Core LLP:
The Core LLP will allow a client to get their External IP, a Unified Time Seed, or a list of recent Peers. This keeps address seeding away from the main Coinshield Messaging system [as Bitcoin uses an IRC channel]. This LLP can also be used for the Automatic Updates.

Mining LLP:
The Mining LLP will act to replace Getblocktemplate and Getwork. It will allow an external miner to interact with the Coinshield Network, without the need for the RPC server [RPC Server will still process non mining requests]. The Mining LLP will broadcast new blocks to miners [reducing stale shares], accept new blocks, customize coinbase tx [a little later], etc. This will simplify the networking required to build an external miner, and reduce the overhead associated with boost serialization [from old mining protocol]. This will keep the mining as efficient as possible.

II. Decentralized Checkpointing
Will get to this once LLP is woven into Coinshield Core.

III. POS Timed Release
Mostly done with core components, still need to tune the coinstake reward and implement release in blockchain.

IV. External CPU / GPU Miner
As far as I know Bitslapper has the Kernal hashing working. I will be sending him an LLP Mining Client so he can integrate that into his miner. CPU Miner is done, just needs to be woven with LLP Mining Client. Not far off once LLP is integrated into Coinshield Core.


With these updates my best estimate is next week, but I think we all know how accurate my estimates can be [this doesn't always mean longer]  
Viz.

edit: added more detail about LLP templates

[coinsolidation]

With these updates my best estimate is next week.

After reading that, I think you may need till next month or longer, and would also suggest you move development to something open like github so that people can help you test and contribute along the way.

This isn't an alt coin, it's a new set of technology, you need more time and more eyes to do this correctly.

Keep up the good work, and please to keep things positive and for your own sanity, move it to be considered as a software development project until tested and proven, and then turn it in to a currency.

I wanted to help you test and couldn't as I didn't know what the binaries you sent contained, we need source to compile, honestly nobody will steal or can steal it, as it's under development and would take anybody weeks to catch up to your understanding of your own code.

Best of luck,

Mark

[BitSlapper]

I like to see there is no absence of humor on this thread  
As for a time frame on launch, here is an update, and my best prediction.

I. Lower Level Protocol
I've spent the last week building the lower level protocol. It handles any amount of connections, and processes up to 50k requests per second on my local computer. Implemented in a basic DDOS protection detecting request acceleration and velocity per address, to detect any large "traffic spikes" which usually come from a DDOS attack.

Now, I spent quite a bit of time designing the LLP to be portable, and expandable. This is achieved by using template classes for the Client / Server to allow anybody to build a new protocol with ease. It simply requires you to construct your own packet type class with a packet processor Funcion PacketType Process(); the template classes handle all the data processing and messaging using your packet type. Inside your custom Process function is where all the magic will happen by interpreting the header, and sending data responses. This allows for different structures inside the packet to be interpreted differently by different customized protocols.

So with that, I built two Messaging Protocols on top of the LLP Templates.

Core LLP:
The Core LLP will allow a client to get their External IP, a Unified Time Seed, or a list of recent Peers. This keeps address seeding away from the main Coinshield Messaging system [as Bitcoin uses an IRC channel]. This LLP can also be used for the Automatic Updates.

Mining LLP:
The Mining LLP will act to replace Getblocktemplate and Getwork. It will allow an external miner to interact with the Coinshield Network, without the need for the RPC server [RPC Server will still process non mining requests]. The Mining LLP will broadcast new blocks to miners [reducing stale shares], accept new blocks, customize coinbase tx [a little later], etc. This will simplify the networking required to build an external miner, and reduce the overhead associated with boost serialization [from old mining protocol]. This will keep the mining as efficient as possible.

II. Decentralized Checkpointing
Will get to this once LLP is woven into Coinshield Core.

III. POS Timed Release
Mostly done with core components, still need to tune the coinstake reward and implement release in blockchain.

IV. External CPU / GPU Miner
As far as I know Bitslapper has the Kernal hashing working. I will be sending him an LLP Mining Client so he can integrate that into his miner. CPU Miner is done, just needs to be woven with LLP Mining Client. Not far off once LLP is integrated into Coinshield Core.


With these updates my best estimate is next week, but I think we all know how accurate my estimates can be [this doesn't always mean longer]  
Viz.

edit: added more detail about LLP templates

I did have the GPU Miner hashing on the test network, AMD OpenCL only right now. I'm waiting for the new test client from Viz so I can test the kernel further.

I'm currently working on other functionality, until I can test the kernel again.

For example I recently completed AMD ADL integration. This allows you to change the cards memory clock, gpu clock, voltage, fan speed, etc... from the miner.

I'm also currently working on making the GPU Miner more user and coder friendly .

I did some basic setup for the NVAPI from NVIDIA, their version of ADL. This was just prepare work for future development.


Any questions about the development of the GPU Miner just throw them my way and I'll be happy to answer them!

[Hix]

Nvidia cuda miner available from start ?

[sandpaper]

Watching this coin.

[BitSlapper]

Nvidia cuda miner available from start ?

I'm working on the AMD miner first. I'm setting it up for easy CUDA integration.

If I have time I will implement the CUDA portion but ensuring the AMD miner works efficiently comes first.

[Hix]

Nvidia cuda miner available from start ?

I'm working on the AMD miner first. I'm setting it up for easy CUDA integration.

If I have time I will implement the CUDA portion but ensuring the AMD miner works efficiently comes first.

For good start we need CUDA miner too. You have very much time to make it, Videlicet no fast guy))

[Videlicet]

This gave me a good laugh, Thanks Hix   It seems good humor lies in the reflection of truth.

Viz.

[yampi]

Coinshield is going to be very revolutionizing.The altcoin industry will be better without scams and pump & dump coins pulling down good altcoins down to hell.

[SnjafSnjaf]

Coinshield is going to be very revolutionizing.The altcoin industry will be better without scams and pump & dump coins pulling down good altcoins down to hell.

If we get this coin on time, as it seems ALT coins are demolishing crypto world at this moment since there are scams and trash coins more and more every day... That is serious problem at this moment since people are afraid to invest now. 

[Hix]

This gave me a good laugh, Thanks Hix   It seems good humor lies in the reflection of truth.

Viz.

Welcome  xe-xe ) :beer:

[Superxfast]

Will coinshield support cpu running linux OS such as Centos at launch day?

[Videlicet]

Will coinshield support cpu running linux OS such as Centos at launch day?

Yes, I am going to release the external CPU miner source code along with the binaries for anyone to compile and improve themselves at launch. It is written using boost and openssl so it will be portable.

Viz.

[IMJim]

We got a launch day set yet?  Been a long time!

[Videlicet]

Yes! I am just about there.
Final weave of Mining LLP [still need to send the client to Bitslapper] and Checkpointing and we are ready for Launch!

I'll post in the next day or so the Launch date. It will be next week, in light of Labor Day [I love universal timing]. I'm not much for Holidays, but with all the work I've put into Coinshield... it just seemed too fitting.

And now back to Work 
I hope everyone has a great Weekend.

Viz.