[Freedombox-discuss] "Client-side" FreedomBox?

[Melvin Carvalho]

On 28 June 2011 11:26, Fellow Traveler <fellowtraveler at rayservers.net> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I have recently authored a digital cash system, and I would like as much
> as possible to secure the wallet on the client side, so that hackers
> cannot steal it.
>
> Some Bitcoin aficionados are known to put their bitcoin wallet onto a
> USB stick... I want to go better than that with my own project. If
> possible I would put the CPU unit and ram on that USB stick as well. I
> would have the digital cash client run isolated inside there, with only
> specific messages being passed back and forth (so the user can authorize
> transactions, etc.)
>
> Anyway, this whole concept reminded me of the FreedomBox project, which
> is why I am emailing you about this now.
>
> ===> I think the FreedomBox project should plan for a "Server version"
> as well as a "Handheld version".  I need something safe to store my
> wallet on, and portable, where I can encapsulate my transaction signing.
>
> Maybe that "something safe" is just an open-source handheld that
> provides voice on the mesh, plus has a crypto-card built into it. I
> don't know. Have you guys put any thought into this?

I like the idea of every freedom box running an OT server.

In this way everyone potentially becomes their own bank, which could
be kind of handy if the banking system ever suffers from the risk of
collapse we saw in 2008.

Given the framework nature of OT you dont need to trade bitcoins, gold
or cash to start with.  You can simply have a karma system among
freedom box users which encourages people to contribute to the project
and also shows who has done what.

>
> -Fellow Traveler
>
> PS here's my project:
> https://github.com/FellowTraveler/Open-Transactions/wiki
>
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