Maybe I’m too dumb and don’t understand but it seems to me it’s just like that but with end to end encryption and hashing.

I’m all for it but I’ve just been curious as to what all the hype was about

  • Klaymore@sh.itjust.works
    16·
    7 months ago

    Well, because it uses a content-addressed hash, you don’t need to manage .torrent files or anything.

    Also, if people make two torrents with the same files, and you download one of them, it only downloads from people who seed that torrent, not from people seeding the other torrent with the same files. Since IPFS has content addressed hashes each file, you can download from anyone who has that file.

    • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
      23·
      7 months ago

      Well, because it uses a content-addressed hash, you don’t need to manage .torrent files or anything.

      Magnet links have been around since before ipfs.

      • 4am
        61·
        7 months ago

        Magnet links are just URLS that lead to .torrent files my dude

        The point is that on ipfs you can get a file from anyone who has that file, you don’t need to rely on a specific torrent being seeded.

      • plz1@lemmy.worldEnglish
        31·
        7 months ago

        If you read the rest of it, you’d realize your statement is only half of it. Magnet links only give you the torrent and tracker info, not a way to de-dupe or leverage a broader swarm based on availability of the files vs. a specific torrent.