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Infrastructure

decentralized network

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8points
7comments
#2,671of 3,109 in 2023
Top 86%of 2023 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

0 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.

Idea: 0 for, 2 against

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What HN said

Objections

  • Name collides with the W3C DID (decentralized identifier) standard

    From 2 comments
    • Unfortunate choice of name, given https://www.w3.org/TR/did-core/.
      dc396 on HN
    • aside from squatting on the existing DID name, this smells an awful lot like the related AT protocol; how does your effort differ?
      mdaniel on HN
  • Looks very similar to the AT protocol

    From 1 comment
    • aside from squatting on the existing DID name, this smells an awful lot like the related AT protocol; how does your effort differ?
      mdaniel on HN

Requests

  • Explain how it differs from the AT protocol and whether they are interoperable

    From 1 comment
    • Ok, well, I would bet that any consumer of your newfound protocol and its DID-but-not-that-DID system will still value knowing how yours differs from the AT protocol, and extra…
      mdaniel on HN

Questions

  • How does this differ from the AT protocol?

    From 1 comment
    • aside from squatting on the existing DID name, this smells an awful lot like the related AT protocol; how does your effort differ?
      mdaniel on HN

Alternatives named

  • AT protocol

    From 1 comment
    • aside from squatting on the existing DID name, this smells an awful lot like the related AT protocol; how does your effort differ?
      mdaniel on HN

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