From 644e5b7aa3a4529ebc9466ff3b3a09e82094596b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ricardo Guilherme Schmidt <3esmit@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2018 01:32:17 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] add username ens subdomain registrar --- ideas/027-username-ens-subdomain.md | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 59 insertions(+) create mode 100644 ideas/027-username-ens-subdomain.md diff --git a/ideas/027-username-ens-subdomain.md b/ideas/027-username-ens-subdomain.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a0fdbd7 --- /dev/null +++ b/ideas/027-username-ens-subdomain.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +# Username ENS Subdomain Registrar +## Preamble + + Idea: #027-username-ens-subdomain + Title: Username ENS Subdomain Registrar + Status: Draft + Created: 2017-11-20 + +## Summary +Eliminates the need to copy/scan - and worse, type - long hexadecimal addresses / public keys, by providing an ENS subdomain registry and recognition of ENS name for finding people. + +## Swarm Participants + +- Lead Contributor: @3esmit +- Contributor: @richard-ramos +- UX (Mist): @alexvandesande +- UX (Status): + +## Product Overview + +A bad experience in most cryptosystems, aswell Status, is the requirement of typing or scanning the public keys and addresses to interact with other users in the network. +ENS disrupt centralized DNS: like DNS resolves into IPs, ENS resolve into ethereum addresses (and more) trustlessly. +Status would introduce a option for users registering a human readable contact username and its URI would be used in place of QR codes / private keys. +A small fee is required, so users are buying the subdomain, and therefore could be exchanged with other users, this network effect is ignored by this idea. + +### Product Description + +Users would be able to: +- buy a subdomain from one of the ENS domains owned by Status. +- find users by using the configured ENS Resolver for EMS address (subdomain.domain.eth) +- search/suggest domain for a username. +- send funds by typing their ENS address. + +Subdomain owners would be able to: +- change the owner of the subdomain +- change the resolver of the subdomain + +Democracy (or authority) would be able to: +- add new domains available with its own price +- change domains price +- change owner of domain (required for update of subdomian registry) + +### Minimum Viable Product +Goal Date: 2018-05-10 +Description: + +- Users can register (FIFS) an available username in Status's ENS subdomain +- Users can add friends by entering an ENS address +- Basic UI for call include a domain + +## Success Metrics +Most users opt-in to register their username and use username subdomain to find their friends. + +## Exit Criteria +Running on Mainnet + +## Copyright +Copyright and related rights waived via [CC0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). +