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- "In botany, the radicle is the first part of a seedling (a growing plant embryo) to emerge from the seed during the process of germination.[1]" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radicle reply I'll just mention that etymologically both "radical" and "radicle" come from the Latin "radix", meaning "root". reply reply reply And don't forget Thread! Pretty annoying when you're trying to learn about Thread on ESP32 and you just get stuff about threads. reply reply > Radicle repositories, which can be either public or private, can accommodate diverse content including source code, documentation, and arbitrary data sets. If this is, basically, a peer-to-peer file sharing application, what part of the protocol handles dealing with abuse? Otherwise, how is this different from the previous generation of file sharing applications (BitTorrent, winny, etc) where people just share arbitrary copyrighted content like movies, songs, software, etc? I feel like a few bad actors will ruin this? Can you parti

Radicle: Open-Source, Peer-to-Peer, GitHub Alternative | Hacker News Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login Radicle: Open-Source, Peer-to-Peer, GitHub Alternative ( radicle.xyz ) 807 points by aiw1nt3rs on March 5, 2024 | hide | past | favorite | 283 comments lftherios on March 5, 2024 | next [–] Hi HN. I am the co-founder of the project. If you are interested in how the protocol works under the hood, start here: https://docs.radicle.xyz/ Docs are still WIP though. wokwokwok on March 5, 2024 | parent | next [–] I read the documentation and this stan

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