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I'm testing an IPFS node to see if that's of any value to SDIO users. It's taken me 2 days just to get the software to execute (turns out there was a typo in the packaged generic config file!).
I'm hoping this might be a faster alternative to torrents. I'm also hoping this might be a way to do rolling updates rather than big monthly releases. This project was created by Linux developers which never bodes well for ease of use so it won't be everyone's cup of tea so maybe the torrents won't be going away...
Anyway, let me know if you think this is a good idea or a waste of time.
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Edit: Importing the complete driver packs into ipfs will take about 4-5 hours and every time I touch it the cid (content id) changes requiring me to republish a new link. So not only can't I do rolling updates but maintaining this will significantly increase the workload.
I'm not sure who the target audience for ipfs is but it's not good for content that is updated on a regular basis.
I was thinking of it as a kind of torrent-like swarm technology but ipfs refer to it as blockchain technology. I just learnt that once I start a file import, there's no way to stop it. I imported the wrong directory so now I'll have to wait probably 4 hours for it to finish, delete all of that and then import the correct directory and wait another 4-5 hours.
I remember testing out ipfs maybe 6-8 years ago. There's been no discernible improvement in the technology since then; it's slow and awkward and unfriendly.
Conclusion: Torrent is not great but right now it's the best we got.