Super cool!
Is the Dash Evolution a open source? Everybody can deploy Evolution code on his website or we can only use Evolution on Dash.org?
Thank you,
Well, Evolution works with the Masternode network. Dash+Evolution, when it's out, can be cloned however, Masternodes are very expensive, and to create enough MN to have a chance at flubbing up the system is pretty much impossible now. If you start a clone, you have to build your network and value from scratch. This would be very difficult, though there are at least a couple of clones trying to do so. They will have to be talented enough to upgrade with Dash when new code comes out as well though??
As far as deploying Evolution, that's the cool thing. A web developer or anyone who wants to use Evolution will be able to tap into the network via the DAPI (distributed API) which will allow for all kinds of useful functions I can't even imagine myself because we're hitting the limits of my mind now, LOL. But basically, the way people make charts from exchange's API, you'll be able to make charts based on the Dash network. How many transactions per day, I dunno, whatever is of interest.
The cool thing about the DAPI is that it's completely decentralized and random access to the network itself. You can trust what is quarried as if you are running a full node yourself without running a node, without keeping a copy of the blockchain, etc... I don't think people realize how amazing this is
"But basically, the way people make charts from exchange's API, you'll be able to make charts based on the Dash network. How many transactions per day, I dunno, whatever is of interest. "
this block explorer example is probably a good way to show how the Evolution architecture works differently to the way crypto is working currently - right now to setup a block explorer you need to a) host your own node b) implement middleware that connects your webserver to your fullnode via RPC (e.g. Bitcore-node) c) implement a frontend (e.g. Insight) that can query search display blocks and transaction info, and update as your fullnode detects new transactions blocks, and relay this between your fullnode, your server and your end-user's client. d) host that infrastructure/site 24/7 for end-users and hope none of the various components you had to setup goes down.
...so currently blockexplorer users are dependent on the permission and availability of a centralized intermediary to host essentially a middleware service that lets you (a web user) connect to Dash (an RPC based P2P network) and you also have to trust the information you are getting (and this applies not just to block explorers but to basically any end-user access by web/mobile users, outside of mobile SPV wallets, which require an intermediary server but don't require as much trust to validate the data)
In Evolution, to create a block explorer,you can just cut and paste some Javascript into a web page on the client side, that calls DAPI over HTTPS and retrieves the block/tx info, and gets a callback (via websockets or polling) when new blocks are committed to the chain. If you want the least level of trust you can use multiple Masternodes and validate the data using SPV too. You can even download the HTML page and run it from your desktop so there is no server required to initially download the page each time you want to access it. Plus the data will be far more rich/informative, instead of just transactions and blocks, you can see new signups, purchases, ratings, proposals, votes, new apps and products added, etc
Then that philosophy is extended to basically all end-user services, whether you a merchant, paying customer, digial content producer consumer, it's about ease of access then that provides the ease of use that should help remove the friction for mainstream traction.
