- From: David Nicol <davidnicol@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 08:55:48 -0500
- To: Pindar Wong <pindar.wong@gmail.com>
- Cc: Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@gmail.com>, Joseph Potvin <jpotvin@opman.ca>, Web Payments <public-webpayments@w3.org>
I'm managing an abandoned house within the Google Fiber area that the equipment could be located in. On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 7:45 AM, Pindar Wong <pindar.wong@gmail.com> wrote: > I'd be interested to know that if you hypothetically had USD$600k and the > opportunity to design and build out an open testing lab for say proto > web-payment processing and smart contract simulations would any of you be > interested in helping to specify what this might look like? > > p. > > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 8:20 PM, Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> >> >> On 12 March 2015 at 12:56, Joseph Potvin <jpotvin@opman.ca> wrote: >>> >>> <tangential comment> >>> >>> RE: "I also have some bitcoin "testnet" coins that could be used to test >>> settlement. They are worthless coins but otherwise will all the same >>> properties of btc." >>> >>> Spotted at https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Testnet "Testnet2 was just the >>> first testnet reset with a different genesis block, because people were >>> starting to trade testnet coins for real money." >>> >>> The difference between one and the other is, um... >>> >>> Here's a potentially useful benchmark for the "real" BTC: >>> http://www.numbeo.com/common/motivation_and_methodology.jsp >>> >>> ... more on this coming soon, at a very generic level, here: >>> >>> https://www.w3.org/Payments/IG/wiki/Use_Cases_Task_Force#Choosing_the_Attributes_of_Price >>> Drafting under way. >>> >>> </tangential comment> >> >> >> Most people use testnet3 >> >>> >>> >>> Joseph Potvin >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 3:56 AM, Melvin Carvalho >>> <melvincarvalho@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 12 March 2015 at 05:21, Manu Sporny <msporny@digitalbazaar.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> To clarify a bit more... >>>>> >>>>> On 03/06/2015 04:19 PM, Melvin Carvalho wrote: >>>>> > I would like to implement a payment processor in line with the w3c >>>>> > payments spec >>>>> >>>>> Keep in mind that there is no such thing as a "W3C Payments Spec" right >>>>> now. I know you know that Melvin, but others on the list might get the >>>>> wrong idea. >>>>> >>>>> There are Web Payments /Community Group/ specifications, many of them >>>>> incomplete or in need of updating, but with implementations. >>>>> >>>>> There are no Web Payments /Interest Group/ or /Working Group/ >>>>> specifications yet. We're working through the details now of use cases, >>>>> roadmap, and Web Payments Architecture (Payment Agent). Expect First >>>>> Public Working Drafts of those in the coming months. >>>>> >>>>> > I was wondering if anyone else is working on something similar >>>>> > because I'd like to test payments from one processor to another, and >>>>> > it doesnt seem clear how to do that right now. Perhaps with some >>>>> > running code the problem would be easier to break down. >>>>> >>>>> There is currently no mechanism to do cross-payment processor clearing. >>>>> Payment Processors could use Ripple, centralized continuous clearing, >>>>> or >>>>> some other blockchain-like mechanism to clear payments between each >>>>> other. Not having this spec'd right now is problematic, and we really >>>>> do >>>>> need to sort out the details here. >>>>> >>>>> > Just trying to establish tentatively if anyone may be willing to help >>>>> > test in the short to medium term. >>>>> >>>>> +1, willing to test... but before we can do that, we need to settle on >>>>> the protocol (which is a non-trivial undertaking). >>>> >>>> >>>> +1 to everything >>>> >>>> My hope was that through running code it might be easier to come to a >>>> consensus. >>>> >>>> Perhaps we could have a wiki page for people that would like to test, >>>> similar to : >>>> >>>> https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/ldpwg/raw-file/default/tests/reports/ldp.html >>>> >>>> I think we may need a clearing system like ripple or ACH >>>> >>>> I also have some bitcoin "testnet" coins that could be used to test >>>> settlement. They are worthless coins but otherwise will all the same >>>> properties of btc. >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- manu >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Manu Sporny (skype: msporny, twitter: manusporny, G+: +Manu Sporny) >>>>> Founder/CEO - Digital Bazaar, Inc. >>>>> blog: The Marathonic Dawn of Web Payments >>>>> http://manu.sporny.org/2014/dawn-of-web-payments/ >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >> > -- There is a lot more low hanging fruit when you're tall.
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