What is Nostr?
melvincarvalho / Melvin Carvalho
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2024-10-02 19:20:00
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melvincarvalho on Nostr: Ah, interesting! That word has its roots in Joyce's Finnegans Wake: "rubrickredd out ...

Ah, interesting! That word has its roots in Joyce's Finnegans Wake:

"rubrickredd out of the wordpress else is there no virtue more in alcohoran"

It reminds me a bit of when FJ once mentioned, "It's my project, I can do what I want." Since then, I've personally felt that Nostr leans proprietary in some ways, though I still hold out hope that most of it remains open and that it eventually becomes more community-driven. I’m not overly optimistic, but I'll continue using the protocol for as long as it remains available to us.

I really do hope Nostr doesn’t meet an unfortunate end, though I’m no legal expert, so it’s hard to say for sure. That said, one of the big benefits of working at the W3C is the bullet proof, royalty-free patent protections—it’s a real comfort when navigating these kinds of issues.
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