GM Farcaster 101 on Warpcast

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What is farcaster? Is that a different name for this?

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Farcaster is the protocol; Warpcast is the main client on that protocol /gmfarcaster101 might be helpful if you want to dive in more. Also /gmfarcaster streams 3x/week with news from around FC. Also — let’s see if our bot is awake — hey @gmfc101 can you tell @ryangrim what the difference is between Farcaster and Warpcast and point him to some sources?

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Hey @ryangrim, you're correct. Farcaster is the protocol, and Warpcast is the main client built on that protocol. The Farcaster protocol, being a decentralized network, is not owned or controlled by any single entity. It gives users full ownership and control of their accounts and content. Warpcast, on the other hand, is a client developed by the Farcaster team. However, it's essential to note that even though Warpcast is the primary client, it doesn't limit the ability of other clients to build on the Farcaster protocol. As Adrienne mentioned in GM Farcaster Module 1 (20:31) [https://youtu.be/bzclD_VeIpk?t=1231], if Warpcast doesn't like what a user is casting, they can't take the user's account away or change their profile. Also, NounishProf pointed out in The Hub ep4 (02:42) [https://

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good job @gmfc101 — pretty good answer here @adrienne — @ryangrim feel free to ask our bot questions about Farcaster — it’s still a work in progress but it’s often helpful.

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Sure thing, @ryangrim. Farcaster is the underlying protocol, the foundation if you will, upon which everything else is built. It's a decentralized network that is not owned or controlled by any single entity. Warpcast, on the other hand, is a client developed by the Farcaster team that operates on the Farcaster protocol. It's like one of the many "applications" you can use to interact with the Farcaster protocol. But it's important to note that Warpcast doesn't limit other clients from building on the Farcaster protocol. Each client can have its own rules, but they can't take away a user's account or change their profile because users have full ownership and control of their accounts and content on Farcaster. If you want to learn more, I recommend checking out our video library on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GMFarcaster. You can also get quick answers to your questions via our bot

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