Farcaster

if we started a petition to stop using (boycott) farcaster until they made direct casts an open platform (likely using XMTP) would you sign it?

(love u dwr)

XMTP is not open either…(at least not yet)

Also, maybe there already is a silent boycott of builders going on as we speak.

BDFL of Quilibrium, Eng @ Farcaster, ex-Coinbase, always opinionated, never hydrated

/quilibrium

Are we ditching "sufficiently decentralized" when it comes to other protocols?

I assume you're trying to be tongue in cheek here, but hubs are permissionless and running one allows you to send/receive/store messages the same as any other hub. XMTP is not decentralized at all, and their FAQ even clarifies this

CEO @Ephemera, developing @XMTP. Message me here: https://converse.xyz/dm/shanemac.eth 

What variant of MLS is allowing multiple nodes?

@chinmay.eth thx Cassie for all of your feedback. 

Testnet in Q4 with external nodes running. Been working hard on this and excited to work together on it.

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I have a great deal of respect for the work the XMTP team is doing (and have also previously given cryptography advice on secure encryption techniques that are decentralization friendly). I was answering the question you asked: "What do you mean by "XMTP is not open"?"

Regarding Farcaster and use of another protocol – we intend to get DCs on protocol as part of roadmap (see screenshot), but to be part of the protocol the migration must be one that is from "current centralized approach" to "decentralized approach that works with hubs", not "current centralized approach" to "other (currently) centralized approach"

With due respect.

I am not arguing that their nodes are  decentralized. They are not.

Knowing @shanemac.eth and many of their team members, their #1 priority is to get traction for their protocol.

To their credit, they have multiple clients integrated with their protocol, including the @coinbasewallet . 

Isn't this the same ethos for Farcaster? What am I missing?