The critique of the current #Pubky beta is mainly valid, and pretty useful I think.
I'd guess probably 80% of the issues raised can be addressed in a couple of days, 10% in a month or two, and the re...
I do really like the ideas Pubky brings to the table like having full control of where your data lives with homeservers and PKARR, having the ability to index the global state with DHT, being able to use files instead of events, etc. Cool stuff!
But also things do feel a bit opaque. Seeing the homeserver code for a Google bucket config is a little worrisome, just because it is not stated if your data on the official Pubky homeserver you sign up with on the Pubky App is really just stored on Google or how that's managed.
The docs cover PKARR a lot but there doesn't seem to be many details about the PKARR relays that are needed to run the system. Are those censorship resistant even?
I am excited about decentralized protocols and I want to build with tools that give people the most freedoms and control over their data. I feel Pubky does right on a lot of Nostr's shortcomings, but I don't want to commit to building on Pubky without being confident in its direction and current standing.
What do you think?
But also things do feel a bit opaque. Seeing the homeserver code for a Google bucket config is a little worrisome, just because it is not stated if your data on the official Pubky homeserver you sign up with on the Pubky App is really just stored on Google or how that's managed.
The docs cover PKARR a lot but there doesn't seem to be many details about the PKARR relays that are needed to run the system. Are those censorship resistant even?
I am excited about decentralized protocols and I want to build with tools that give people the most freedoms and control over their data. I feel Pubky does right on a lot of Nostr's shortcomings, but I don't want to commit to building on Pubky without being confident in its direction and current standing.
What do you think?
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