Another entertaining read
https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/issues/162#issuecomment-1817736497
The original question is valid but a bit futuristic in this ownership obsessed world:
"Can we make the NIPs repo more decentralized?"
Short answer: "No - You can not."
Given modern tools we're already running at max decency, all future changes will take nostr one step closer to centralization, so just slow down.
Anywhoo If you read past the comments where twitter screencaps from matrix elevator guy dials up the heat - And if you for some reason still feel unsettled:
Keep Calm
And
The Nips
Git Clone
Git, the tool installed on your machine is an oldschool consensus free decentralized Blockchain.
It is decentralized because it works offline and does not govern who you may or may not remote with.
The pull and push commands however are prepetually stuck in status WIP - why? Cause there's no funding into legitimate research.
So by cloning the nips repo, you become a FULL_NODE, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
That's the beauty of it.
I have some attempts at running git over DHTs/swarms, it's fun but not as easy as it sounds. For now, just clone and wait for the network plugin that you like to emerge.
Everyone archiving the same legacy will merge with you regardless of transport.
Wanna study the problem? Start with this page in the manual:
```
man git-remote-helpers
```
[NPC] Tony
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