How “Blockchain Technology” could fix the Node.js ecosystem
▻https://hackernoon.com/how-blockchain-technology-could-fix-the-node-js-ecosystem-bccc60832900?s
The nightmare for everyone working on Web or Node applications is probably waking up to this:The media was quick in picking up the story and now there is a massive scandal about Crypto and security and #javascript — the perfect recipe. And it is more than this: this scandal is fundamentally and legitimately questioning the way we build (open source) software with Node.js.TL;DRNPM modules should be multi-signed. Certificates and trust models should be handled on the #blockchain. Open source developers sign packages and receive a share based on their contribution to paid software. This is made possible and automatically handled by crypto payments and smart contracts. Instead of publishing rights, new maintainers = potential hackers are only granted counter-signing rights. Automatic signature (...)