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BlueSky is completely different from AP. BlueSky is closer to decentralized SNS, where as AP is actively seeking to become a federated SNS. BlueSky uses DID an
by esjeon 4y ago
BlueSky is completely different from AP.
BlueSky is closer to decentralized SNS, where as AP is actively seeking to become a federated SNS. BlueSky uses DID and independent data repositories, which allows freely migrating b/w instances. AP simply does federation b/w rather classical blog hosting apps.
- rjmunro 4y agoAP is ActivityPub, the protocol behind Mastodon. But what is SNS? What is DID?
- esjeon 4y agoSNS is the usual Social Network Service. DID is Decentralized IDentifier. It's a design for decentralized identity registries, independent of central ID providers and authorities. Anyone can verify identity without going through the issuer. This is generally considered as a blockchain tech, though the spec is written in a generic way.