Re: [Bitcoin-development] An "app store" and non-network transaction fees

2013-10-18 Thread Wendell
We've gone ahead and pushed a v1 API for this idea: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=313352 No fees yet, just the basics. -wendell grabhive.com | twitter.com/grabhive | gpg: 6C0C9411 On Sep 5, 2013, at 10:26 AM, Mike Hearn wrote: > Hey Wendell, > > Interesting idea you have there! --

Re: [Bitcoin-development] An "app store" and non-network transaction fees

2013-09-05 Thread Mike Hearn
It needs people to use either a dedicated app or a wallet with the right features. I've gone back and forth on whether it's better to have wallets become featureful things or to have lots of separate apps. There are pro's and con's to each. Fortunately bitcoinj makes bringing up a new GUI wallet a

Re: [Bitcoin-development] An "app store" and non-network transaction fees

2013-09-05 Thread Wendell
On Sep 5, 2013, at 12:14 PM, Mike Hearn wrote: > On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 12:04 PM, Wendell wrote: >> Funny you should mention it! I just mocked this idea up last week, though I >> assumed a cruder system of "voting" to an address that corresponds to a >> feature -- literally, voting with your wal

Re: [Bitcoin-development] An "app store" and non-network transaction fees

2013-09-05 Thread Mike Hearn
On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 12:04 PM, Wendell wrote: > Funny you should mention it! I just mocked this idea up last week, though > I assumed a cruder system of "voting" to an address that corresponds to a > feature -- literally, voting with your wallet (for your wallet, ad > infinitum). I watched your

Re: [Bitcoin-development] An "app store" and non-network transaction fees

2013-09-05 Thread Wendell
Hey Mike! On Sep 5, 2013, at 10:26 AM, Mike Hearn wrote: > It might be simpler to not think of it as an app store, but rather see it as > a set of affiliate schemes. To get placed into the apps section you can say > that the business must have an affiliate scheme in place (i.e. open to more > t

Re: [Bitcoin-development] An "app store" and non-network transaction fees

2013-09-05 Thread Mike Hearn
Hey Wendell, Interesting idea you have there! On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 9:47 PM, Wendell wrote: > Obviously there are a couple of brain-dead approaches: We could track what > users do in the app, and send the business a bill (with blockchain proof, > of course). > It might be simpler to not think

[Bitcoin-development] An "app store" and non-network transaction fees

2013-09-04 Thread Wendell
Hi everyone, Our OS X wallet "Hive" features an integrated application platform. We hope this will be a great way for folks new to Bitcoin to discover a variety of Bitcoin businesses, from exchanges, to merchants, to games. The applications are locally hosted HTML/JS, and generally feature the