These thoughts have stemmed from a conversation nostr:npub1896p07z8xngpct5ma00mdrad4gqfnwfwdqcl706wrm25ajynahhs27x5ge and I have been having.
I can't help but be drawn to P2P as a purer embodiment of the organic, bottom up way in which infectious things spread.
My logical brain jumps in and suggests the relay model is better.
I suppose relays are an evolution of the idea of seed nodes in P2P systems like torrents. nostr:npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6 do you have any thoughts about a comparison between seed nodes and relays? Did the concept of seed nodes play heavily in your thinking when design the relay model?
I'm taking another look at the P2P github alternative radicle.xyz now that the first v1 release candidate is out. They put it quite well:
nostr:note1uvjvy0fs4rpfnk240p3vjkppsp0sqv6t3gsrkzntkn40wg4x59tqe6cxjw
relays are much more mature, as for example, there is a market place of paid relays.
or ssb pubs ( https://github.com/ssbc/ssb-server ) in https://scuttlebutt.nz / ssb rooms https://github.com/ssbc/go-ssb-room/
No, only the concept of trackers.
https://fiatjaf.com/nostr.html :
" The problem with SSB (Secure Scuttlebutt)
It doesn’t have many problems. I think it’s great. In fact, I was going to use it as a basis for this, but "
