Oh and Rudy from #Blacksky just launched his own relay running on their own completely independent implementation written in #rustlang (Bluesky's reference implementation is in Go): https://bsky.app/profile/rudyfraser.com/post/3lo7xk2szvs2b
Decentralization and erasure: Blacksky, Bluesky, and the ATmosphere
https://privacy.thenexus.today/decentralization-and-erasure-blacksky-bluesky-and-the-atmosphere-2/
There's been a lot of discussion about whether or not Bluesky and the ATmosphere (the ecosystem using the AT protocol) are decentralized. Blacksky runs three feed generators, a moderation service, and a work-in-progress personal data store (PDS) as well as providing a starter pack. And the vision for Blacksky "extends beyond any single platform".
That sounds pretty decentralized to me!
But as far as I can tell, nobody else in the discussion is talking about Blacksky as an actually-existing example of decentralization. What's with that?
This is a bonfire demo instance for testing purposes
