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In CAP, the P happens whether you like it or not, and you get to choose between C-but-not-A or A-but-not-C. IRC is an AP system. It stays up (+A) in a netsplit
by mappu 5y ago
In CAP, the P happens whether you like it or not, and you get to choose between C-but-not-A or A-but-not-C.
IRC is an AP system. It stays up (+A) in a netsplit (+P) but the resulting servers are not consistent.