A Vision for #GitViaNostr

NIP-05: Is it Time to Say Goodbye to the Blue/Purple Check?

NIP-05 addresses are everywhere. Many clients show them under every message with a blue or purple check. Some clients don't show the address but just show the check. I'll make the case that NIP-05 addresses have their place but we are using them wrong. They are good for identity sharing but wore than useless for verification.

Key Challenges for a GitHub Alternative on Nostr

This article outlines some of the key challenges that we should address to use nostr to enable authoritative git repositories, updated exclusively by authorised maintainers, and the surrounding collaboration. It explore ways that some of these problems could be avoid if we focused on the surrounding collaboration and accepted a centralisation traded-offs for the underlying git repository.