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Varun Srinivasan
@v
Should we rebrand Warpcast to Farcaster? We separated Warpcast (the app) from Farcaster (the protocol) a few years ago. We've heard from many new users that this is very, very confusing. People hear about Farcaster, search in the app store, can't find anything called Farcaster and then churn.
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pugson
@pugson
if the warpcast client will remain closed source then yeah
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Varun Srinivasan
@v
if we did this, we would probably open source the client
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pugson
@pugson
ok yeah that’s the right move
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Stephan
@stephancill
Why is this the condition to open sourcing the client?
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90% tarrifs on tomatoes
@tomato.eth
Well that changes things. I'd be happy with whatever name you give it if it were open source.
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shazow
@shazow.eth
was gonna vote no but having a permissive oss client as the namesake of the protocol makes sense and aligns incentives in my mind
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Mac Budkowski ᡏ
@macbudkowski
then you got my sword
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@antimofm.eth
this will actually increase the number of quality clients, this is the way
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@tayyab
Ok this changes things. Probs worth including in original note.
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Andy Jagoe
@andyjagoe
rebrand to Farcaster and open sourcing client is interesting X now has impressive product velocity and original FC selling points reduced with Elon running X an Android-style strategy with Warpcast might change that
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Garrett
@garrett
this is the move
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ΒΏzoo?
@zoo
then yes
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Andrei O.
@andrei0x309
This is a RE-RE-brand, as the app was also called Farcaster at its first iteration. What I'm seeing is that there's a solid appetite for open-sourcing, because people anticipate better optics. I've been pushing for open sourcing, less gating, and more permissionless actions for years, with a bit of success in opening some things up but still, super slow and with reluctance, to the point that many critics who insisted on saying this project is pretty closed did appear credible numerous times.
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jon
@jonbray.eth
why is going open source contingent on changing the branding?
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Sayonara
@sayo
Yes on this scenario
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@wanderloots.eth
If this is the case, then I see no/little downside to consolidating, unless you think it will discourage client development even further Personally, have always preferred farcaster to Warpcast as a name
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@leewardbound
i dont care what you name it, just open source the client, it's crazy all it takes is a branding pivot for open sourcing the client to finally gain traction and be taken seriously
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