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What is Fully On-Chain?
The term “fully on-chain” refers to a key capability of the Internet Computer (ICP) blockchain, where entire decentralized applications (dapps) can operate completely on the blockchain, including the frontend, backend, and data storage. This is a distinguishing feature of ICP that sets it apart from other blockchain platforms. IC Pack is the first package manager created for fully on-chain applications.
Deep Dive: Fully On-Chain Explained
- Complete Decentralization: Fully on-chain dapps on the Internet Computer achieve true decentralization. Unlike dapps on other blockchains that rely on centralized cloud providers to host their frontend, ICP enables the entire application stack to run on the blockchain. This eliminates single points of failure and enhances censorship resistance. The IC is the only blockchain capable of hosting a full dapp, including the frontend, backend, and data, without sacrificing speed or affordability.
- Enhanced Security and Transparency: Hosting everything on-chain, including the user interface, significantly reduces the risk of tampering with the frontend, increasing the overall security and transparency of the application.
- DAO Control: Fully on-chain dapps can be completely controlled by Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) through on-chain governance, allowing for true community ownership and management of web applications.
- Affordable Data Storage: The Internet Computer makes it economically feasible to store large amounts of data on-chain, unlike other blockchains where data storage is prohibitively expensive. For example, storing 1 GB of data on Ethereum costs hundreds of millions of dollars, while it only costs a few dollars on the IC.
IC Pack and Fully On-Chain Applications
IC Pack is designed for the ICP blockchain, enabling users to install copies of IC software directly into their own subnet, offering a unique, decentralized approach to software management. This package manager is similar to Google Play or Linux package managers.
Key Advantages of IC Pack
- User Sovereignty: Only the user can update their software, ensuring that no developer or DAO can push harmful updates (or delete the software) without consent. IC Pack provides full user control over the apps.
- Speed: By placing all interoperable software into the same subnet, users benefit from much faster performance.
- Ease of Management: IC Pack allows for simple software installation and management, similar to Google Play.
- Choice and Flexibility: Users have the freedom to choose which software to install, just as one would select between email clients or other apps. Users can choose vendors because IC Pack supports multiple repositories, so users can install from multiple repositories.
- Permission Control: Users can manage which software can communicate with each other, avoiding potential deadlocks caused by malfunctioning apps. IC Pack provides Android-like permissions and inter-app events.
IC Pack: Returning Control to the User
IC Pack aims to return control to the user, making the user self-sovereign. The IC Pack provides full user control over online apps, so nobody can delete or update an app without the user’s consent, even if the IC Pack company goes out of business. With IC Pack, users are in complete control of their digital environments.
