Well, this app uses BitTorrent, and thus relies on.torrent files in order to get anything. One could provide an IP address alongside every.torrent, to be passed as the --kenosis_bootstrap option. Is it messy? Yes. Will it work even if root.kenosisp2p.org:5005 goes down? Yes.
Of course, it would also be trivial to keep lists of long-lived and reliable Kenosis nodes. In that case, I believe a simple Google search would come to your rescue.
Decentralized does not mean omniscient; it means not reliant upon static centralized nodes. From TFA: any Kenosis node can effectively join the network ("bootstrap") from any connected node. I think few will object to trying to bootstrap using a known and likely active node before requiring user intervention.
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Well, this app uses BitTorrent, and thus relies on .torrent files in order to get anything. One could provide an IP address alongside every .torrent, to be passed as the --kenosis_bootstrap option. Is it messy? Yes. Will it work even if root.kenosisp2p.org:5005 goes down? Yes.
Of course, it would also be trivial to keep lists of long-lived and reliable Kenosis nodes. In that case, I believe a simple Google search would come to your rescue.
Decentralized does not mean omniscient; it means not reliant upon static centralized nodes. From TFA: any Kenosis node can effectively join the network ("bootstrap") from any connected node. I think few will object to trying to bootstrap using a known and likely active node before requiring user intervention.
I thought the mid-ocean ridge in the Atlantic was pushing North America away from Europe...
When you say "Americans," do you mean to include Canadians, Mexicans, Brazilians, Cubans, and Jamaicans, or were you just referring to US citizens?