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Interestingly, the Fediverse already has a decentralized equivalent to https://plc.directory .

On the Fediverse it is where a Fediverse ID:

＠joeblow＠example·com

Is resolved using WebFinger:

https;//example·com/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:joeblow＠example·com

Which points you to the activity page:

https;//example·com/users/joeblow

Which returns the activity actor JSON-LD.

(BTW, plc.directory also returns JSON-LD)

#ATmosphere #bluesky #bsky #did #didplc #FediDev #Fediverse

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Many have hoped that Bluesky decentralizes DID-PLC & https://plc.directory , or replace it with something decentralized.

And, I do think the Bluesky founders want to fix this — "plc" is short for "placeholder" after all.

But, it isn't decentralized yet.

Interestingly...

#ATmosphere #bluesky #bsky #did #didplc #FediDev #Fediverse

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One of the places where many are hoping Bluesky and the ATmosphere improves is — DID-PLC.

DID-PLC and the centralized server https://plc.directory are at the core of what identity on Bluesky and the ATmosphere is based on.

Unfortunately it is centralized — which is a problem if you are trying to build a decentralized social-networking platform.

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#ATmosphere #bluesky #bsky #did #didplc #FediDev #Fediverse