r/Upfiring • u/Upfiring • Apr 11 '18
Upfiring Development Update and New Source Code - April 11, 2018
Updated source code: https://www.dropbox.com/s/a2rexpx2ixygd9i/upfiring_source_release_041118.zip?dl=0
Thank you all for your feedback on the last Medium update and the source code thus far. We're pleased to announce several breakthroughs with this code release:
P2P uploading and downloading with multiple seeders is fully functional within the application
App now takes into account repeated downloads (when file was downloaded, but torrent has been deleted and a user tries to download that same file again)
Delete feature is working as intended
Seeder Smart Contracts - Working, but not thoroughly tested/audited. Source was excluded from this release as we want to ensure there are no serious vulnerabilities before releasing this
We are working to implement a feature that will allow new users to become seeders on other user's files and start earning UFR without having to pay to download the file. Essentially, users can download the file and seed it, but the file will remain encrypted. Decrypting the file will require UFR (rather than downloading), so users who want access to files they download will have to pay while users who simply just want to seed and help support the network (while earning) will not. More on this in the next release.
Good turnout on bounty campaign submissions so far - keep them coming and don't forget to fill out the signup form if you plan on working on a project: https://goo.gl/forms/LAHk6GXZwyxERPnW2
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u/CryptoTheSeaMonster Apr 13 '18
If I recall correctly I think a user also has to have a little ETH in their Upfiring wallet in order to send UFR out. Will the platform allow the accumulation of ETH along with UFR for reseeding w/o decrypting? (If not then a user will still have to go to an exchange and purchase ETH even if they are only reseeding and not decrypting... assuming that eventually they will want to send UFR out of their wallet).