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Chapter 375 Cheers

Since the dawn of the internet, hackers and cryptographic experts have been exploring electronic money. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info(《》)

They have always wanted an electronic currency like this:

On the one hand, it needs to be easy to use, you can use digital devices anytime and anywhere to spend, you can transfer it at will, and you can also pay in small amounts, without worrying about running out of change.

On the other hand, I want the fee to be low.

In the past, banks were money depositors who had a lot of costs to manage money, and it was understandable that they charged a fee for the deposit and withdrawal of money.

Today, however, many systems have been perfected, processes have been optimized, and there are more and more bank cards, credit cards, telephone banking and even online banking. At this time, the remittance transaction, for the entire banking system, may only mean the transfer of numbers, and everything exists in a digital state with almost no cost.

However, these institutions still need to charge relatively expensive fees, which is obviously unreasonable. A large amount of money is consumed in the process of transfer and goes into the pockets of bankers.

And most importantly, the cypherpunks want the use of money to be traceable and out of the control of governments and banks.

Money, as a form of private property, should be protected in law. However, for various historical reasons, the use and value of money are inseparable from the influence of banks and governments.

In foreign countries, credit cards are very developed, and credit card records are stored in the bank's system.

Some people obtain this information through special means, and then mail them various advertising brochures on a regular basis according to their consumption habits. There are also those who use these records to reach other unspeakable secrets. This kind of private ** violation has been disgusted by many people, and there have even been many protest marches held for this purpose.

In addition, since banks have the right to issue money, if the economy is sluggish, there is a fiscal deficit due to poor management, they are likely to solve these problems by printing more money. In this way, the currency in the hands of the people was devalued, the money was worthless, and the wealth in their hands was plundered by the bankers or the government in this way.

These are all problems that cypherpunkists are trying to solve.

They are pinning their hopes on the development of computer technology to create an electronic currency that can solve these problems.

I have to say that the original intention of ecash is very good, and several key members of the cypherpunk organization are strongly supportive, but in Lin Hong's view, this so-called electronic currency is actually a change of soup rather than a medicine.

They plan to develop an electronic cash system, outside of banks, and then issue electronic money cards to customers and merchants, and they will recharge and withdraw money to enable the circulation of money.

In the electronic cash system, no consumption records of customers are recorded, so the anonymity of transactions can be realized. At the same time, through special technical means, they strictly verify the currency in the electronic cash system, which can ensure that the electronic money inside cannot be reused.

It seems good, but Lin Hong is not very optimistic about it.

Because, to put it bluntly, this ecash system is just a variant of the bank, and their basis is still real money. The relationship with the bank is too close, and if there is any change in the bank, eCash will naturally be affected as well.

As real money depreciates, so does eCash.

"The truly revolutionary electronic money should completely eliminate the connection with the bank, completely ** out, and no one can have an impact on it." Lin Hong thought in his heart.

When he was on a mission in Bosnia, he was most struck by the collapse of the government, the collapse of the banking system, and the overnight loss of the local currency.

In his spare time, he also thinks about this problem.

The derivation of a new currency based on the old monetary system is inevitably influenced by the old monetary system. As long as this connection exists, the new currency can only be said to be a new variant, which can only partially solve some problems, but cannot solve them fundamentally.

The only problem that this eCash system solves may be that it allows transactions to achieve a certain degree of anonymity, and cash flows through the eCash system without going through the bank, so that when circulating in the local eCash bank, no one knows where the money is coming from.

In this email, several algorithms for verifying the repeated use of currency were discussed, and Lin Hong, on a whim, also participated in the discussion, and replied to an email with a payment verification algorithm in it.

What the cypherpunk organization is doing at the moment is very meaningful, and Lin Hong feels that it should be supported. There are still a lot of experts in it, and they are thinking about how to make the world a better place through cryptography every day.

This group of people is lovely, mostly idealistic, believing in technology and believing that the future will be better.

In fact, Lin Hong also has such a plot in his heart.

At the same time, he also believes that in the field of money, if there is any currency that can replace traditional money, it must be electronic money. It hasn't happened yet because technology hasn't developed to this point, and neither hardware nor software has reached this trigger.

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When Ma Huateng came to Tricolor Fire Technology, Lin Hong was in the office and in the summer they were testing the performance of the "Mars rover".

After such a period of closed development, version 0.1 of Linx has finally come out.

This is the first version with relatively complete functions, with some common basic functions, comparable to minix, and can really be called an operating system.

The "Mars rover" slowly moves forward in the office, and on its body, an infrared obstacle sensor is installed, and when it detects something in front of it, it will adjust accordingly according to the pre-programmed program to execute the command of backwards and turns.

Through the infrared remote control device, the trolley can also be remotely controlled, so that it can load a mechanical claw on the body to move and clean up the garbage located on the ground.

This kind of control is not the control of ordinary remote control toys at all, but simply using instructions, and the next action, the car will complete by itself, and semi-automatic is realized to a certain extent.

The trolley seems to be a simple operation, but it is of great significance to all members of the R&D department.

This means that the Linx system they developed during this time is really starting to get into the stage of being programmable and testable, and before that, Linx was just a toy.

Seeing that the trolley successfully clawed up a paper ball on the ground with a mechanical claw, there was a round of warm applause and cheers in the office.

Although they had only completed some peripheral code, and the core code was mainly completed by Lin Hong, Xia and Lin Peng, this did not affect the joy in their hearts at all. In the single-chip microcomputer ROM on this car, after all, there is code contributed by themselves, even if there is only one line, it is worth being happy.

At the beginning, when they heard that their company planned to develop an operating system, they were still a little apprehensive, and they had no confidence at all, and many people were not very optimistic about it in private.

And this view has come to a big reversal in just one month.

Lin Hong completely conquered all the employees of the R&D department with his own technology, making them believe that as long as they did what he planned and studied hard, they could not only develop the operating system, but also complete it faster than others.

After all, they have so many people, and they are working on this thing full-time, and they are led by Lin Hong, an experienced person, and before that, the kernel of Linx has been formed, so their development progress is naturally much faster than when Linus developed Linux.

Many people still can't believe that they have witnessed the birth of a new operating system in just a few months. Although the function of this operating system is still very simple, it all starts with simplicity, doesn't it?

Today, the successful operation of the Mars rover shows that they have made a good start, and as their general manager Lin said, they are writing and creating history with their own hands.

When Ponyma was led into the office by the front desk girl, she happened to see the scene where all the members of the R&D department were cheering collectively.

"Mr. Lin, this Mr. Ma said that he was your friend and had made an appointment before." The little girl at the front desk walked up to Lin Hong and said.

"Okay, thank you, you go get busy." Lin Hong nodded at her.

Seeing the young man wearing glasses and a suit in front of him, Lin Hong had already guessed his identity, after all, the other party had already greeted him before he came.

"Compared to you, you're pony, right?" Lin Hong smiled heartily, "Welcome to visit and guide Tricolor Fire Technology!" ”

"Hello, Mr. Lin, I can't talk about guidance, I'm here to learn." The voice of the person who came was slender and gentle, and it was Ma Huateng who came from Shen Z.

The two young men were just holding each other.

They walked all the way to Lin Hong's office, Ponyma carefully examining everything he saw.

The layout here is very distinctive, there is a large table in the middle, on which are placed a variety of instruments and electronic components, everyone's desk is arranged at will, one in the east and one in the west, like a maze. In a corner of the spacious office, there is even a table tennis table.

The faces of the people he saw were filled with this relaxed smile, and everyone got along with each other very casually, moving freely, and dressed as they pleased, with all kinds of clothes.

This situation is completely different from the situation in their company, which is a standard office building, and everyone is in professional formal wear when they go to work.

In contrast, it feels more relaxed and free, with a very comfortable atmosphere.

Coming to Lin Hong's office, Ponyma opened his mouth and asked the first question he asked when he came here:

"What did you just be happy about, I saw you all cheering?"