[pp.int.general] filesharing in space

[roberto aka robske]

Sounds well thought-out.

Basically, I don't know if these guys might show intrest in working
together: http://piratedns.com/

I also don't know if that's a real project or just a publicity stunt. Can
anyone enlighten me about that?

It seems though like they have the same goals as us.

Cheers,
Roberto

2010/10/22 Damien Morton <dmorton at bitfurnace.com>

> Just joined the list via an article on slashdot about the idea of
> filesharing in space.
>
> Read through the archives, and I have some thoughts I would like to share.
>
> There were a number of proposals in the archives to put small
> computers, communications and storage systems into a unit for
> deployment on an unmanned balloon, boat, or satellite. The idea being
> to deploy some kind of fileserver out of reach of national
> authorities. In my opinion, these proposals are flawed on several
> levels, the most important of which is the vulnerability of the
> communication system that connects this remote server to the rest of
> the internet.
>
> Even if the pirate party builds its own moonbase full of servers and
> scantily clad sysadmins and hackers, without some cheap and widely
> available earth-moon communication system, no-one will be able to get
> access.
>
> Even if the pirate party builds its own LEO communication system -
> maybe something comparable to the Iridium constellation - the
> aggregate bandwidth of this system couldn't hope to compete with
> terrestrial fibre based networks, not to mention the financial
> impossibility and the problem of where to locate ground stations.
>
> If there is some communication system that could provide enough
> bandwidth to support filesharing, its certain that some commercial
> entity will already be providing this service.
>
> It seems clear to me that for communications, it will always be
> necessary to use commercial systems, and to protect this
> communications using encryption and such techniques to create a
> darknet layer.
>
> Even with an encrypted darknet, the weakness is the interface between
> the darknet and public internet.
>
> My suggestion is that the key vulnerability is the DNS system. It
> wouldnt take much legal effort to start deleting sites like
> piratebay.org from the global DNS system, and even though
> piratebay1.org might spring up in its place, some percentage of the
> userbase will be lost with each deletion. You might suggest an
> alternate DNS system, but this would necessarily be centralised and
> vulnerable to similar attacks.
>
> So, the suggestion is to create an extra-national DNS server. This
> would basically just be a relay system that broadcasts the DNS
> database in such a manner that it can be received using commodity or
> ham-radio level hardware.
>
> Cubesats go for about USD50-100k each, which is in reach of the
> finances of the pirate party.
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