cross posting here
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.17260070Boolberry Network Address December 21, 2016Seed nodesWe have been implementing a solution to make it easier for Boolberry users to connect to other Boolberry users, to sync with the blockchain better.
The solution in Monero is pretty distributed and we are copying that model. Monero has several domain names registered, those domain names have subdomains, and those subdomains have A names which contain the IP addresses of several seed nodes. This leverages the DNS propagation system to have this data in a distributed manner, all to sync up with the distributed blockchain. It uses hardcoded seed nodes as a backup in case none of those are connectable.
Boolberry has two hardcoded seed nodes, and both of them are down sometimes, making it cumbersome if not seemingly impossible to use.
The Monero client pulls the DNS stored seed nodes, appends the monero port number to the IP addresses and grabs blockchain hosting peers this way.
In our efforts, I and Javajared have added subdomains to our own websites and this will be added to the Boolberry code. The seed nodes we are currently using are Boolberry pools that have decent uptime.
You can look at the A names on this website
http://viewdns.info for the following domain names
http://xbr.seeds.blockology.orghttp://boolberryseed.javajared.comIf you would like a website you own/control to be a part of the seed node redundancy, contact me on how to set it up! And feel free to make pull requests in the future. Also, host a seed node in a datacenter
Graphics and MarketingThere are several people independently working on updated graphics for boolberry, outside of the Blockchain Development Company. We all have the same vision in mind and have been in contact, this can make the GUI look very polished and unique. Coinopoly has been spearheading collaboration on this front.
The old Boolberry GUI, as well as the new Monero GUI both use the QT framework, so we have a lot of source material to leverage for the graphical updates.
No ETAs just yet on these features or the other big ticket items, thank you for the patience so far and stay tuned for the next bi-weekly!