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> But Gnutella, Bittorrent, and Freenet are all ephemeral. and > A consensus database ... Yup. If the database isn't ephemeral, it can't be a consensus datab

• williamcotton 12y ago
  If you force retention, it's no longer a consensus database. Expecting data the has been publicly broadcast to be capable of being erased from existence is a lost cause. A better solution is to embrace the permanence of publication. The Way-back Machine watches all. The solution is much like with git. Append a delete or a subtraction to the chain. Software in userland can then make it appear as if though edits or deletions have been made.