From 07c5539c7350ace3fda77b3553bbd4ca614dc787 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jay Graber Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2020 17:20:44 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add aether to data --- topics/data.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/topics/data.md b/topics/data.md index d800f09..b6afdba 100644 --- a/topics/data.md +++ b/topics/data.md @@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ P2p applications have more variance around mutability. Ssb & Hypercore - Messages added to the append-only log are immutable. Applications can choose not to display messages indicated as deleted, but the data cannot be overwritten. IPFS - Once added to a network, content is discoverable by its hash. If a copy remains stored on the network, it is re-discoverable by this reference. + +Aether - "Stale" threads that have not been referenced for 6 months get dropped by the network. This design attempts to make posts more ephemeral in a p2p setting.