Damus
jb55 · 76w
he's not right. if FBI shuts down Damus that will mean nothing. They will have to shut down every other iOS client and forks of Damus to disrupt iOS nostr users. Even if iOS becomes completely locked ...
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well that's open source repos right? anyone can continue the work if the founders die.

Thing is though, what happens when they start chasing you because Damus becomes a threat? Say what you will about continuation, but Damus is yours fundamentally, you guide it's development. Fucking with that fucks with the community.

That's what i'm taking away from that dude's comment anyways.
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Spock · 76w
Sir, these are nearly the same arguments made against #bitcoin since 2009. Quite literally speaking, both #nostr and bitcoin were specifically and painstakingly designed to not be censored. I say this as gently and respectfully as possible, these “what if” arguments are retarded.
Alex · 76w
The idea of open source protocols is that anyone can start freely building on it without anyones permission. If there are none left willing to continue Damus development, then another iOS client will appear with another dev coding it. It's hard to shutdown decentralized development, you have to c...
imnuso · 76w
#damus != #nostr