Use LBRY network to distribute LBRY-desktop software

lbryio / lbry-desktop

A browser and wallet for LBRY, the decentralized, user-controlled content marketplace.

https://lbry.tech

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Use LBRY network to distribute LBRY-desktop software #5946

Open ole-tange opened 3 years ago

ole-tange commented 3 years ago

My LBRY desktop client has just upgraded itself. Looking at the network traffic, it seems it downloaded the new software from Github.

But would it not be cooler if LBRY was used for software distribution?

GNU Parallel already does that: https://odysee.com/@GnuParallel:4/parallel-20210422.tar.bz2:b

I would love to see LBRY taking over the role that FTP-mirrors currently serve, and what better way to start than to use LBRY to upgrade the LBRY desktop software.

kauffj commented 3 years ago

It's the right call and a good idea, but tough to prioritize atm