6 sats \ 5 replies \ @fiatjaf 26 May 2022 \ on: How could we further decentralize the codebase for bitcoin? bitcoin
Read about radicle.xyz. That model could work.
But filter out all the shitcoin stuff.
Radicle would be great if it didn't have so much shitcoinery, but since it has I think it probably makes more sense to rebuild its core ideas on top of Nostr.
i really appreciate scuttlebutt, but i feel like the Nostr fam understands why it's got limited viability.
scuttlebutt was/is using
git-ssb which is pretty awesome. something like that might port well to Nostr.reply
Yes, I looked at it but I don't quite understand it.
With that said, congratulations!, you have been chosen to implement the Nostr backend for Git.
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Around mid September (godwilling) I'll quit my full time job, and begin working exclusively on opensource. No idea how well that's gonna work for me, but it's something I've wanted to do for about a decade (and been saving up to do for about 3 years).
As that time gets closer, I'll start evaluating options for projects... Nostr is on the list. I'll be at btc++ getting some familiarity with the bitcoin codebase, too.
Always open to suggestions for what to work on & eager for some handholding/encouragement/etc... as I begin to explore outside the corporate world.
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Great to hear! Join https://t.me/nostr_protocol to talk more about Nostr stuff IG you feel like.
My worthless advice is to start by making cool small tools or contributions instead of jumping directly into a big project.
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oh neat... i just realized you're the maintainer. swag :) pleasure to meet you... i really liked the intro that you wrote to the package.
i love agreeing with people. this is the part that got me most interested (several weeks back when i first heard about it on RHR i think... or maybe dispatch... i don't remember): https://github.com/fiatjaf/nostr#the-problem-with-ssb-secure-scuttlebutt
the scuttlebutt community is quirky, and wonderful in what they're up to. however, they seemed to loath the idea of bitcoin... which kinda turned me off from getting involved with them even though there's a lot of js overlap for me. and couchDb looks awesome.
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