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+==================================
+Meet your Maintainer: DivaExchange
+==================================
+{%- endtrans %}
+.. meta::
+    :author: sadie
+    :date: 2022-09-26
+    :category: general
+    :excerpt: {% trans %}A conversation with DivaExchange{% endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+*In this second installment of Meet Your Maintainer, I reached out to
+Konrad from DIVA.EXCHANGE to talk about DIVA’s research and services.
+DIVA.EXCHANGE is developing software with the goal of providing free
+banking technology for everyone. It is secure without a central
+infrastructure, and based on blockchain and I2P technology.*
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+**{% trans -%}What got you interested in I2P?{%- endtrans %}**
+
+{% trans -%}
+About 10 years ago I had a presentation for “Technologieforum Zug” - a
+very local technology network for business guys. I was introducing I2P
+and Tor as overlay networks to them - to show them that other
+interesting things exist out there.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+I was always very much interested in cryptography related technology. In
+general I can say that my core interests were and still are: networks,
+freedom and privacy on both a technical and social level, interesting
+algos, like HashCash between 2000 and 2010, which was a very well
+working Proof-of-Work algo created at Universities in the UK in the late
+90’s.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+I2P fascinated me because it is really carefully done - from the
+architecture to the implementation in Java and C++. Personally I prefer
+de-coupled and small programs doing one thing. Hence I was pretty
+fascinated by the C++ version, I2Pd, which is lean, fast and without
+dependencies. It works very well for me.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+**{% trans -%}What are the qualities in its technical capacity that aligned with
+your own work or interests?{%- endtrans %}**
+
+{% trans -%}
+I adore craftsmanship. That’s art. And I2P is modern craftsmanship. I2P
+creates values for end users values which can’t be bought: autonomy,
+liberty and serenity.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+I2P fascinates me because it’s agnostic. Anyone can run anything on I2P
+as long as it talks TCP or UDP - and can handle some latency. Really:
+“the network is the computer” and the communication is truly private
+according to the current state of knowledge.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+**{% trans -%}Who is DIVA for?{%- endtrans %}**
+
+{% trans -%}
+DIVA gets actively developed and therefore the project is for
+researchers, software developers, communicators (writers, illustrators…)
+and for people who want to learn really new stuff in the area of
+distributed technology.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+Once DIVA grows up - please don’t ask me when - DIVA will be a fully
+distributed, self-hosted bank for everyone.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+**{% trans -%}Can you tell me about what DIVA does?{%- endtrans %}**
+
+{% trans -%}
+As said, DIVA will be a fully distributed, self-hosted bank for
+everyone. “Banking” means: savings, payments, investments, loans - so
+all that stuff everybody is doing everyday. Please note in this context:
+DIVA works without any central infrastructure and DIVA will never - as
+long as I have something to say - be a coin or token. There can’t be any
+central business model involved. If a transaction creates fees because a
+node of the distributed infrastructure did some work, then these fees
+remain at the node which did the work.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+Why a “bank”? Because financial liberty and autonomy is key to live a
+good and peaceful life and to be able to make all those smaller and
+larger daily decisions in freedom. Therefore people shall own their
+small and secure technology components to do whatever they like to do
+without being nudged.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+Well, say hello to DIVA, based on I2P.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+**{% trans -%}What are your upcoming goals? What are your stretch goals?{%- endtrans %}**
+
+{% trans -%}
+There is a very close goal: understanding the impact of SSU2 which has
+been lately implemented in I2P. This is a technical goal for the next
+few weeks.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+Then, probably this year: some cryptocurrency transactions using DIVA on
+testnets. Please don’t forget: DIVA is a research project and people
+shall be motivated to do their own stuff with DIVA - the way they need
+it. We don’t run any infrastructure or alike for others except some
+transparent test networks to increase the knowledge and wisdom of
+everyone. It’s recommended to stay in touch with DIVA via social
+networks
+(`twitter.com/@DigitalValueX <http://twitter.com/@DigitalValueX>`__) or
+chats to be inspired what to do with DIVA.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+I also want to touch an important part for the I2P community: DIVA is
+based on divachain - which is then based on I2P. Divachain is a very
+generic fully distributed storage layer. So, just as an example: if some
+I2P developer believes that a fully distributed, trustless DNS would be
+a great idea - well, that’s yet another use case of divachain. Fully
+distributed - no trust needed - all anonymous.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+**{% trans -%}What are some of the other services and contributions you are
+responsible for?{%- endtrans %}**
+
+{% trans -%}
+DIVA.EXCHANGE - which is the open association developing DIVA - runs a
+reseed server for I2P since a few years. So probably almost every I2P
+user got somehow in touch with us in the past. Just a note: the
+DIVA.EXCHANGE reseed server is also available as .onion service - so I2P
+bootstrapping can be done via the tor network - which is, at least from
+my perspective, an additional protection layer while entering the
+network.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+DIVA has also created an I2P SAM library. So developers can create any
+modern application based on I2P. It’s on github and getting more and
+more popular:
+`github.com/diva-exchange/i2p-sam/ <http://github.com/diva-exchange/i2p-sam/>`__.
+It’s complete, well documented and offers lots of examples.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+**{% trans -%}What are some of the priorities you think that anyone who wants to
+contribute to the I2P network should consider?{%- endtrans %}**
+
+{% trans -%}
+Run your I2P node. Take a look at the different flavours, like Docker
+versions of I2Pd, or other installs available for multiple operating
+systems. There are several flavours available and it’s important to be
+comfortable with the local installation and configuration.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+Then: think about your skills - networking skills, programming skills,
+communication skills? I2P offers lots of interesting challenges: people
+with networking skills might want to run a reseed server - they are very
+important to the network. Programmers might help with the Go, C++ or
+Java version of I2P. And communicators are always needed: talking about
+I2P from an objective and realistic perspective is helping a lot. Every
+little bit is great.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+Last but not least: if you are a researcher or student - please get in
+touch with us at DIVA.EXCHANGE or the I2P team - research work is
+important for I2P.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+**{% trans -%}Where do you see the conversation and outlook on tools like I2P now?{%- endtrans %}**
+
+{% trans -%}
+Probably I have to say something about the outlook: I2P is important to
+everyone. I hope that the I2P community - developers, communicators,
+etc. - remains motivated by the few which deeply appreciate their hard
+work on truly challenging technology.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+I hope that more and more developers see the benefit to develop software
+based on I2P. Because this would create more use cases for end users.
+Then I also hope, that the core I2P programs remain simple and become
+maybe even more de-coupled. Let me make an example what I mean with
+“de-coupled”: user interfaces probably should not be baked into
+applications by developers - because there are front end designers which
+do have great knowledge and years of experience. Developers should just
+create an API, like a unix or websocket or a REST interface, so that
+other services can use the program the way they want it. This makes
+developers and end users happy.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+**{% trans -%}Can you tell me a bit about your own I2P workflow? What are your own
+use cases?{%- endtrans %}**
+
+{% trans -%}
+I am a developer, tester and researcher. So I need all my stuff in
+containers to remain flexible. I2Pd is running in 1..n containers on
+multiple systems to serve stuff like: feeding reseed requests, serving
+the diva.i2p test website, running parts of the DIVA I2P test network -
+see testnet.diva.exchange and I also have containers to serve my local
+browsers as a combined I2P and Tor proxy.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+**{% trans -%}How can the I2P community support your work?{%- endtrans %}**
+
+{% trans -%}
+We are on social media, like
+`twitter.com/@DigitalValueX <http://twitter.com/@DigitalValueX>`__ - so
+follow us there. Additionally we would love to see even more involvement
+on `github.com/diva-exchange <http://github.com/diva-exchange>`__ - it
+already got more and more attention in the past months. Thanks a lot for
+that!
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+**{% trans -%}Glossary Of Key Terms{%- endtrans %}**
+
+**{% trans -%}I2P Terms{%- endtrans %}**
+
+**{% trans -%}Reseed Host{%- endtrans %}**
+
+{% trans -%}
+Reseed hosts are needed to for bootstrapping, that is, providing the
+initial set of I2P nodes for your I2P node to talk to. Depending on the
+status of your node it may need to bootstrap every now and then if many
+of the nodes it knows of aren’t contactable.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+Reseeding is done over an encrypted connection and all of the bootstrap
+information is signed by the reseed host you connect to, making it
+impossible for an unauthenticated source to provide you with false
+information.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+**{% trans -%}Node/Peer{%- endtrans %}**
+
+{% trans -%}
+A node or peer is part of a network of computers sharing resources. When
+you download and install I2P, you participate in routing traffic for
+others. Every person using I2P is a node or peer. In some cases. people
+can supply more bandwidth or resources than others to the network.
+However, peer diversity is important and the more people who use I2P,
+the stronger the network becomes. When it comes to setting up your node,
+you can customize and configure your connection and workflow with the
+I2P network.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+**I2Pd (I2Pdaemon)**
+
+{% trans -%}
+I2Pd is a C++ implementation of the I2P protocol is differs from the I2P
+Java software in the following ways:
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+*Java I2P has built-in applications for torrents, e-mail and so on. i2pd
+is just a router which you can use with other software through I2CP
+interface.* *i2pd does not require Java. It’s written in C++.* *i2pd
+consumes less memory and CPU.* *i2pd can be compiled everywhere gcc or
+clang presented (including Raspberry and routers).* *i2pd has some major
+optimizations for faster cryptography which leads to less consumption of
+processor time and energy.*
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+Citation: https://i2pd.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user-guide/FAQ/ Site:
+https://i2pd.website/
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+In terms of the differences or benefits of using either the C++ or Java
+version of I2P, the question often comes up. Recently, idk responded to
+this question on the I2P subreddit. Ultimately, it depends on a persons
+own use case or desired workflow.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+*Easy-Install Bundle is the best way to use I2P on Windows for people
+just getting started. It will automatically get you from starting the
+router to successfully browsing, every time. However, it doesn’t
+register as a Windows service, so it’s not as good to use as a 24/7
+transit node yet. It contains everything you need to browse, but it’s
+designed around using I2P interactively and not running services,
+necessarily.*
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+*i2pd on the other hand is very light and efficient and is designed
+expressly to run as a service. It’s great at being a 24/7 transit node,
+especially if you install it on your router, or on a Linux server
+somewhere. It’s got less tools built-in though, so if you want to
+torrent or browse, you will need to add those tools externally.*
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+**{% trans -%}Diva Terms{%- endtrans %}**
+
+{% trans -%}
+Konrad has provided insight into of some of the terms used during the
+conversation.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+**{% trans -%}Bank for Everyone{%- endtrans %}**
+
+{% trans -%}
+The possibility to run locally installed software which is able to do
+everything a well-known bank can: send and receive payments for
+anything, give and receive loans, manage investments, etc. Such banking
+software shall neither be depending on any central software components
+nor supervised or censored by central components. It’s run and managed
+by its owner only with all its benefits and reliabilities. The network
+(see “Blockchain” and “Consensus”) tries to make sure that no network
+participant (a user running his own bank) is able to cheat.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+**{% trans -%}Blockchain{%- endtrans %}**
+
+{% trans -%}
+A piece of software which is able to reliably store arbitrary data.
+Copies of the software and the storage space is distributed within a
+network of any size where the network participants do not necessarily
+trust each other (or maybe not even know each other). A synonym of
+“blockchain” is “Distributed Layer Technology (DLT)”. A blockchain has
+nothing to do with “coins” or “tokens”. These are just blockchain based
+applications. Blockchain is a base technology which mainly solves the
+problem of “trust & abuse” within a network.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+**{% trans -%}Consensus{%- endtrans %}**
+
+{% trans -%}
+In a distributed system the majority of the participants need to agree
+on the state of data (the “truth, as defined by the majority” - from a
+data perspective). This is a continuous process driven by locally
+installed software and this is called consensus. There are multiple
+valid consensus algorithms available. Bottom line: all consensus
+algorithms cost something: CPU cycles, communication capacity etc. - in
+short: a bunch of data sets is the input and a single reliable, fully
+distributed data set valid for the majority in the network is the
+output.
+{%- endtrans %}