MaidSafe Dev Update - September 7, 2017

[mrk]

Thanks for the update!

i just tested the browser and I think is working very good.

Good job.

[Evon_Wooi]

So happy to read the update and it sounds like everything is going smoothly. Can’t wait for the Alpha 2 moment. Anytime now! Thanks to maidsafe team for the exciting updates!!

[neo]

Great work.

And all this fitted into a forked browser just amazing some people will get the joke

[Cryptoskeptic]

Well done to the team. Have the 2 marketing positions been filled?

[Cryptoskeptic]

Alpha 3 release! The boys have been busy. Great stuff

[nicklambert]

We have shortlisted a handful of candidates and start the interview process today!

[hamiltino]

what are some example websites i can view on the new browser?

[Zoki]

Safe Network Test 19 Sites

safe://polpolrene safe://tetris safe://elvis safe://interweb.draw safe://rsports safe://terence.mckenna/ safe://safeblues.jpl safe://2048.play safe://ohh1.play safe://digger.play safe://alien-invasion.play safe://infinite-mario-bros.play safe://biblio.hlmencken

[draw]

You could also go to overview page safe://listy.test (see also here) and complete it.

[zoom2aditya]

As always, great stuff folks! All the very best.

[maidsafeed]

Two thoughts as a recent follower of this project:

1. Will development for Alpha 2, 3, and 4 happen concurrently? Is it foolish to assume Beta will be released by the end of the year?

2. What is the best resource to better understand Maidsafe? I’m not familiar with all the technical terms I’ve been reading and have a basic understanding of how the internet works; right now, Maidsafe=decentralized internet.

This community has plenty of awesome contributors and I hope to help where I can.

[JPL]

May I modestly suggest you start with

10 key facts about Safe Network

[10] A lot of good progress is being made now with the arrival and rapid iteration of the Fleming testnets. This thread pulls together key facts for three groups: 1) new people who want to find out what Safe is and maybe participate in the test nets, 2) crypto-folks and 3) developers interested in creating apps for Safe. The facts are deliberately short and simple, because I update them every now and again (although not nearly as often as I should of late… ). For a more in-depth …

It needs updating to take in the latest developments but the information is mostly current.

Then you might move on to the excellent:

The Documentation Topic

For those that want to dive a bit deeper into the SAFE Network, I’ll post a bunch of links to documentation below. It should be readable even if you’re not a developer. If you want to dive even deeper and to develop using the APIs, make sure to check the SAFE Dev Forum. The idea for the SAFE Network is to provide a distributed filesystem MaidSafe Distributed File System SAFE was thought to be impossible The impossible network The network uses cryptographic keys to communicate/authenticat…

And if you want to get into the nitty griitty, the equally excellent but more technical:

SAFE Network Explained: Architecture

To address an ongoing demand for an overview document of the SAFE network, I have written what I believe to be a reasonably succinct summary of the architecture of the network. Sure it’s a complex system, but I believe it can be explained in a way most people can understand. Here’s my attempt at doing that: https://safe-network-explained.github.io/architecture The focus is on conceptual understanding rather than technical exactitude. There’s no mathematics or code in the document. I hope the …

There’s also the MaidSafe blog of course https://blog.maidsafe.net/, and the founder’s blog https://metaquestions.me/ .

Edit: … and I forgot one: SAFE Network for Dummies

[beermenow]

With respect to the timeframes you are enquiring about for Alpha 2,3,4 etc I’m fairly certain most responses here will be along the lines of ‘it takes as long as it takes’.
When you hear that don’t be put off at all, David has indicated before that it is hoped that its weeks perhaps a small few months until alpha 3 but tbh most of us here understand that may mean 6-12 months + if any major roadblocks rear their head.
The team do have a rollout planned and it is anticipated that things will pick up steam for the rollout of each alpha but it’s perfectly ok if it takes longer
As for beta my friend it could be 2018 or 2020 or beyond and either is perfectly fine if the architecture and product are on point, when that moment comes SAFE will rocket forward far quicker than any of us can imagine

[maidsafeed]

@beermenow, @JPL, thank you! Going to delve into the links this weekend.

[goindeep]

My hero

[nice]

Hey there ! After a long time away from here, I’m trying to get into test 19, but I don’t manage to get the invite.

When I visit https://invite.maidsafe.net/chooser.html , all I get is an empty grey box, with a top blue line titled “choose testnet” - a bit like if there was no testnet alive . Could it be an issue with my firefox setup ?

Would a nice @moderators send me an invite directly ? ty

[JPL]

I’m getting the same thing so I can’t generate a new code. It seems to be a bug. Perhaps @maidsafe could take a look?

[dirvine]

Its working for me (linux/chrome) can you try doing a hard refresh (ctrl F5) perhaps?

[JPL]

To clarify I’m not getting a blank screen on testnet choice like @nice but when I try to update the IP it’s unresponsive. Windows + Firefox & Opera.

[JPL]