I am willing to learn blockchain if it works for my usecase, but not for hype. Can you please explain how "trust" is solved in blockchain and why it won't work in my case?
Agreed, avoid blockchain unless you know everything about it (and in this case you’d know your idea doesn’t make sense with a blockchain). Here’s a blog post I wrote some time ago about a similar problem which might be of interest: https://rjevski.io/blockchains-for-non-cryptocurrency-applic...
What type of blockchain do you want to understand trust about? The two major classifications would be public/permissionless (a.k.a. the crypto space) and private/permissioned (like Hyperledger)
Trust has not be "solved" by blockchain, do I trust the Bitcoin cartel, or any other deciders / developers of the other chains?
Sorry! I don't know which classification will fit my usecase. But, imagine building an application with strangers you don't trust. No one person is the owner and anyone can modify the application in their local repository and send a pull request to merge it into the master branch. Since no one owns the application, I want atleast 50% of the application collaborators to accept the pull request. This way, integrity of the application can be maintained.
Is this a good fit for one of the blockchain classification?
Blockchain only provides trust in the source of the signature and integrity of the bytes. It does nothing for trusting individuals behind the keys or code.
No. Imagine needing N/2+1 people to sign off on a PR. What happens when the project gets to 10 or 100 contributors? How long would a PR take, how many of these people would have the context to sign off?
Why are you intent on block chain?
GitHub already allows for strangers to create PRs, but lets the owners maintain control of how those PRs are approved and merged.
