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Topic: [ANN][ELL] ELLCRYS - Decentralized Git Hosting for Developers & Designers - page 2. (Read 1236 times)
December 12, 2017, 04:49:35 PM
Thanks!
December 12, 2017, 04:41:20 PM
the idea is cute nice, I would wait for roadmap. By the way, is there prototype already done? I see some projects on github account...
We have a roadmap on the website. Our Github contains various projects for different components of the platform. These projects are still in their early
stages. We have a prototype for our heroku-like platform-as-a-service (named "cocoon"). While there is still a lot to be done, We expect and are working to have a beta version of the network launched by Q4 of next year.
December 12, 2017, 04:30:38 PM
"like Github/Bitbucket/Gitlab with added benefits such as censorship resistance, high-availability and native coin rewards."
Is availability and censorship a big problem on GitHub? Never heard this before, though I'm not a dev so I wouldn't know from their perspective.
Is availability and censorship a big problem on GitHub? Never heard this before, though I'm not a dev so I wouldn't know from their perspective.
Availability and censorship are not problems on Github (yet). The core problem Ellcrys aims to solve is collaboration between people who are interested in working on a project without having to trust fellow collaborators with the project's assets like secret/API keys, source codes, payment accounts, revenue etc. Imagine two or more individuals who met online and would like to build a small web service, one that will potentially generate revenue. There is going to be issues of trust. If the project is hosted on Github, then who gets to be the sole admin/owner of account? Who decides what is merged and deployed? Who owns and manages the hosting accounts, Paypal/Stripe and Google Analytics accounts etc. This is what Ellcrys and the ecosystem we will build will solve. By decentralizing a project from the source code level and allowing consensus to be reached through blockchain enabled governance tools, we can fix the trust issues and allow people to freely collaborate on any kind of open source projects or business venture. Having a decentralized Git hosting services is super important. The great thing is that the rest of the blockchain ecosystem can host projects on a decentralized Git system and move decentralization a step forward.
Is there a way to reward a dev based on the pulls of his/her repo?
Yes. This is something we are interested in implementing as a way for project owners to earn some compensation for their continuous effort and support for the open source ecosystem. But this kind of reward will be paid by the client pulling the repo.
December 12, 2017, 03:33:42 PM
Good one, wishing you a successful round.
December 12, 2017, 02:38:46 PM
the idea is cute nice, I would wait for roadmap. By the way, is there prototype already done? I see some projects on github account...
December 12, 2017, 02:30:45 PM
"like Github/Bitbucket/Gitlab with added benefits such as censorship resistance, high-availability and native coin rewards."
Is availability and censorship a big problem on GitHub? Never heard this before, though I'm not a dev so I wouldn't know from their perspective.
Is there a way to reward a dev based on the pulls of his/her repo?
Is availability and censorship a big problem on GitHub? Never heard this before, though I'm not a dev so I wouldn't know from their perspective.
Is there a way to reward a dev based on the pulls of his/her repo?
December 12, 2017, 08:14:45 AM
Idea look interesting, good luck.
Thank you!
December 12, 2017, 08:07:58 AM
December 12, 2017, 08:02:03 AM
Idea look interesting, good luck.
December 12, 2017, 07:58:13 AM
would it have airdrop?
December 12, 2017, 07:42:17 AM
NOTICE: New announcement thread is here. Please, all questions and comments should be posted there. Thanks.
ELLCRYS
What is Ellcrys?
Ellcrys is a decentralized version control system that allows people across the world to
build open source software products collectively.
Open source contributors receive coins as reward when their contributions are accepted, they can also
retain some ownership and receive revenue from revenue generating projects. Collaborators can
co-develop and co-own applications such as websites, mobile apps, smart contracts,
libraries etc. Ellcrys aims to provide a decentralized platform where people can build open,
transparent multi-owner applications. A version control system where source codes are immutable, censorship resistant and highly available.
build open source software products collectively.
Open source contributors receive coins as reward when their contributions are accepted, they can also
retain some ownership and receive revenue from revenue generating projects. Collaborators can
co-develop and co-own applications such as websites, mobile apps, smart contracts,
libraries etc. Ellcrys aims to provide a decentralized platform where people can build open,
transparent multi-owner applications. A version control system where source codes are immutable, censorship resistant and highly available.
Explainer Video #1
Ellcrys - A collaboration network for building software products with anyone
This is a chat between Matthew Deiters and Startup Chat back in 2014. Matt was the founder and CEO of Assembly,
a project Ellcrys is closely augmenting using blockchain. In this video, Matt talked about Assembly, their mission
and how it worked. Assembly was a great project truly ahead of its time.
This video will help you understand Ellcrys better.
Startup Chat #60 - Matt from Assembly
Ellcrys - A collaboration network for building software products with anyone
Explainer Video #2
This is a chat between Matthew Deiters and Startup Chat back in 2014. Matt was the founder and CEO of Assembly,
a project Ellcrys is closely augmenting using blockchain. In this video, Matt talked about Assembly, their mission
and how it worked. Assembly was a great project truly ahead of its time.
This video will help you understand Ellcrys better.
Startup Chat #60 - Matt from Assembly
NOTE: Matthew Deiters is not associated with Ellcrys. The video above serves to further explain the Ellcrys USP in the context of a similar, previously existing project.
Medium Posts
| Blockchain For Collaboration | StackMint |
Main Use Cases
Decentralized Git Hosting
Ellcrys provides Git hosting to developers and designers similar to existing centralized platforms like Github/Bitbucket/Gitlab
with added benefits such as censorship resistance, high-availability and native coin rewards.
Open source contributors will be able to create projects that can never be censored. As a
measure to encourage collaboration, project contributors are rewarded with
coins when their pull requests are accepted.
Ellcrys provides Git hosting to developers and designers similar to existing centralized platforms like Github/Bitbucket/Gitlab
with added benefits such as censorship resistance, high-availability and native coin rewards.
Open source contributors will be able to create projects that can never be censored. As a
measure to encourage collaboration, project contributors are rewarded with
coins when their pull requests are accepted.
Open Source Collaboration
Users can create, join and contribute to open source projects. A project can have one or thousands of owners
where proposals and approval votes determine what happens to the project. Ownership is totally controlled and
enforced by the blockchai[Suspicious link removed]oject maintainers can create paid branches to receive payment
for premium branches. They can also receive payments for fixing paid issues. Independent
developers can complete paid tasks and receive payment in the native coin just like
centralized services like Gigster or Freelancer.
Users can create, join and contribute to open source projects. A project can have one or thousands of owners
where proposals and approval votes determine what happens to the project. Ownership is totally controlled and
enforced by the blockchai[Suspicious link removed]oject maintainers can create paid branches to receive payment
for premium branches. They can also receive payments for fixing paid issues. Independent
developers can complete paid tasks and receive payment in the native coin just like
centralized services like Gigster or Freelancer.
Smart Contracts
Collaborators can co-develop repo-addressable smart contract applications with existing languages.
A repo-addressable smart contract can be upgraded without breaking external applications
depending on it. Smart contract functions are pushed to a branch which is
compiled and used to process transactions.
Collaborators can co-develop repo-addressable smart contract applications with existing languages.
A repo-addressable smart contract can be upgraded without breaking external applications
depending on it. Smart contract functions are pushed to a branch which is
compiled and used to process transactions.
Software Outsourcing
Individuals and businesses looking to outsource software development projects can create a repository and
add tasks with some coins as reward for whoever completes it. Independent developers looking
for work, can pick tasks, complete them and receive the task\'s reward.
Individuals and businesses looking to outsource software development projects can create a repository and
add tasks with some coins as reward for whoever completes it. Independent developers looking
for work, can pick tasks, complete them and receive the task\'s reward.
Technology
Consensus Method
To ensure fast transaction processing, we are opting for Delegated Proof of State (DPOS) for
handling network consensus operations.
To ensure fast transaction processing, we are opting for Delegated Proof of State (DPOS) for
handling network consensus operations.
Sharding Technology
As a decentralized version control system, we expect transactions to include many file objects.
This will inevitably increase the size of the blockchain very quickly and reduce transaction processing speed.
It is imperative that we implement sharding technology for improved scalability. We
are closely studying systems like OmniLedger.
As a decentralized version control system, we expect transactions to include many file objects.
This will inevitably increase the size of the blockchain very quickly and reduce transaction processing speed.
It is imperative that we implement sharding technology for improved scalability. We
are closely studying systems like OmniLedger.
File System
Git objects will be managed by the Interplanetary File System (IPFS)
Git objects will be managed by the Interplanetary File System (IPFS)
Coin Features
Name: Ell (plural: Ellies)
Total Supply: 10,000,000,000
DPoS Reward: 50 Ellies
Mining Algorithm: StackMint
Total Supply: 10,000,000,000
DPoS Reward: 50 Ellies
Mining Algorithm: StackMint
StackMint (a.k.a Mining)
ELL is created through a process known as StackMint. StackMint allows people from all over the world
exchange their national banknotes for Ellies. Holders of USDs, EUR, GBP etc take a photo of their bills, send
them to the Ellcrys blockchain and in turn get Ellies when validation is successful. Banknote validation is a
two-phases process involving on-chain validators (nodes) and off-chain validators (stakers). On-chain
validation identifies and computes a fingerprint for a banknote and passes it to off-chain stakers who
verify the authencity of a banknote. Stakers bet some coins as "Proof of Honesty" and in turn
get some of the exchanged coins if they correctly determine the banknote's validity,
otherwise, they forfeit their stake to the majority stakers that correctly determined
the banknote's validity. See this post for more details.
ELL is created through a process known as StackMint. StackMint allows people from all over the world
exchange their national banknotes for Ellies. Holders of USDs, EUR, GBP etc take a photo of their bills, send
them to the Ellcrys blockchain and in turn get Ellies when validation is successful. Banknote validation is a
two-phases process involving on-chain validators (nodes) and off-chain validators (stakers). On-chain
validation identifies and computes a fingerprint for a banknote and passes it to off-chain stakers who
verify the authencity of a banknote. Stakers bet some coins as "Proof of Honesty" and in turn
get some of the exchanged coins if they correctly determine the banknote's validity,
otherwise, they forfeit their stake to the majority stakers that correctly determined
the banknote's validity. See this post for more details.
Universal Node Reward
Universal Node Reward is the standard reward every active node is entitled to. Since all nodes
contribute resources to the network we think it is extremely unfair to reward a few nodes while
others get nothing. Each month, the network hands out some coins to every node
based on their level of availability.
Universal Node Reward is the standard reward every active node is entitled to. Since all nodes
contribute resources to the network we think it is extremely unfair to reward a few nodes while
others get nothing. Each month, the network hands out some coins to every node
based on their level of availability.
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