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Notice: This is about FEDERATED networks, not P2P. Mastodon, Diaspora, etc. Also, it is not comprehensive: Matrix (9M users), SOLID, D.Tube, etc. not mentio

• EuAndreh 7y ago
  Isn't GUN the one with the lexicographical LWW? It may allow peers to communicate between each other, but I would fit separately from WebTorrent or SSB.
• 0xff00ffee 7y ago
  What's the difference? Is it that P2P lacks a central server but federated is distributed servers (i.e. no single central server, just a bunch that can authenticate against each other)?
  • EuAndreh 7y ago
    Federated: there's a distinction between clients and servers. P2P: there are only nodes.
    • eeZah7Ux 7y ago
      No. P2P: leaf nodes can communicate directly to each other. The network can be flat or structured. There can be more important nodes or not.
• Vinnl 7y ago
  If you're talking about TimBL's Solid, I wouldn't call that a social network: it's a set of specifications for data storage, on top of which people could build a federated social network. (Disclosure: I work at inrupt, TimBL's startup, but this is my personal opinion.)