Status of V2 (and mutable) torrents
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 10:01 pm
Just wanted to discuss the current overall status of V2 torrents and their potential. How wide-spread are them currently? What's trackers' support? Do you see them around?
With their capabilities it would be much easier for normal users to share in example an entire library of files. The mutable torrent would also support updates to its content, so you could "subscribe" to a user shared library, etc.
The big limitation I currently see with V1 is that sharing back files for which you don't have the torrent is definitely not straightforward. In addition, common users are not prone to create torrents, as it looks much less intuitive than clicking a "share folder" button.
In addition, I understand V2 torrents are suited to identify identical files shared across different V2 torrents, which again would greatly improve the user experience.
Thoughts?
With their capabilities it would be much easier for normal users to share in example an entire library of files. The mutable torrent would also support updates to its content, so you could "subscribe" to a user shared library, etc.
The big limitation I currently see with V1 is that sharing back files for which you don't have the torrent is definitely not straightforward. In addition, common users are not prone to create torrents, as it looks much less intuitive than clicking a "share folder" button.
In addition, I understand V2 torrents are suited to identify identical files shared across different V2 torrents, which again would greatly improve the user experience.
Thoughts?