Quote from: Hornsen on September 19, 2014, 11:31:09 PM

One concern keeps arising during communitiy discussions:

When a coin joins supernet, like becoming part of it´s core, does that mean that all of the coins features will be available to those, who hold any of the other coins integrated in the supernet core also?

Because you hear (or rather see) ppl writing, their coin shouldn´t try to join the supernet, because that would make it lose it unique value.

Are they mistaken?

I think all these question show, how little the average Joe understands the whole concept behind the supernet right now.

Thanks for clearing up!

SuperNET is not the Borg!

SuperNET allows any node from any coin to contact any other node via SuperNET API calls. So is like having a cellphone network where you can call people only in that network. And there are 500 such independent cellphone networks.

You then have to have a dozen different phones to be able to call people in the dozen coins you have. That is what it is like now and each coin has its unique value.

When they join SuperNET, it is like allowing any phone in any network to call any other phone. This only enhances whatever unique value each phone has. You dont have to make any long distance (cross network) calls, but you are able to.

SuperNET is about providing options, connectivity.

Once this is there, then it is possible to create automated combinations of services out of the various coin's unique features. These combination services would not be possible without SuperNET, and the coin's that are part of this combination is creating a new unique feature that otherwise would not be possible.

So really the question is if a coin community wants to offer their coin's unique services to the wider SuperNET universe and allow the service creators to have the option of using what it unique about their coin.

No coin should be an island or a self contained network that doesnt connect to anything else. maybe SuperNET can be though of as a standard format to use for USB sticks. imagine if there was no standard, no interoperability between OS or even applications?

So anybody that is afraid to join the SuperNET is because they dont understand it. Also, any coin/website/software will be able to access the SuperNET API and the combination services, but again this is just an option to offer their users.

James