kad vs GitTorrent

kad

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A decentralization of GitHub using BitTorrent and Bitcoin (by cjb)

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kad		GitTorrent
	Project
-	Mentions	2
1	Stars	4,745
-	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	0.0
about 6 years ago	Latest Commit	over 3 years ago
JavaScript	Language	JavaScript
GNU Affero General Public License v3.0	License	MIT License

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kad

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Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.

GitTorrent

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Chris Wanstrath "defunkt" GitHub cofounder and former CEO is banned on GitHub
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 5 Feb 2024

It exists: https://radicle.xyz, but it doesn't really get used.
I think gittorrent was the right name for the concept, really, hard to beat that. But that one withered on the vine: https://github.com/cjb/GitTorrent
Sourcehut blog condeming Trump and supporters
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 14 Jan 2021

Centralized platforms are always going to be like this, easier to start on a decentralized platform than it is to migrate to one
https://git.scuttlebot.io/%25n92DiQh7ietE%2BR%2BX%2FI403LQoy...
https://github.com/cjb/GitTorrent
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What are some alternatives?

When comparing kad and GitTorrent you can also consider the following projects:

ipfs - IPFS implementation in JavaScript

turf - A modular geospatial engine written in JavaScript and TypeScript

peercast - torrent-stream + chromecast

limdu - Machine-learning for Node.js

Bitcoin - Bitcoin Core integration/staging tree

webcat - Mad science p2p pipe across the web using webrtc that uses your Github private/public key for authentication and a signalhub for discovery

dat - :floppy_disk: peer-to-peer sharing & live syncronization of files via command line [ DEPRECATED - More info on active projects and modules at https://dat-ecosystem.org/ ]

NodeOS - Lightweight operating system using Node.js as userspace

stackgl - A node.js-style module system for GLSL! :sparkles:

webtorrent - ⚡️ Streaming torrent client for the web

PDFKit - A JavaScript PDF generation library for Node and the browser