Re:iExec (decentralized cloud) announces Dapp challenge with...
by PierGab on Friday December 01, 2017 @03:11PM
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Will it be possible one day to run a whole OS (e.g. an iExec linux distro specially made for that purpose) via iExec? Then one could just own a cheap low-end PC, which would emulate a high-end PC as long as s/he pays some RLC.
This application would probably be much less CPU-intensive than most applications iExec will be used for, but it may be of interest for many more users.
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Re:iExec (decentralized cloud) announces Dapp challenge with...
by okxyd on Friday December 01, 2017 @04:07PM
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Not part of the team but they did an AMA not long ago and there is this reply: https://www.reddit.com/r/iexec/comments/7besol/the_official_...
The biggest issue right now is that before the result of the computation is sent you need for the Ethereum blockchain to mine a new block, however as explained it's a temporary limitation so I think one day it could be possible if there is not this problem of delay. Also you should check Truebit too if you are interested by the subject.
Re:iExec (decentralized cloud) announces Dapp challenge with...
by gilfed on Friday December 01, 2017 @04:29PM
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Yes, exactly. That what we are working on. We call that the 'Energy Positive Worker'. The goal is to have a low power node (raspberry) powered by a solar panel, so that you could basically execute code and earn RLC at a very low cost (zero electricity cost). Eventually, the power that is not used for computation could be used for a LED light for instance. Hence the name.