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@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ When sending a message to anyone, clients must then connect to the relays in the
This example sends the message `Hola, que tal?` from `nsec1w8udu59ydjvedgs3yv5qccshcj8k05fh3l60k9x57asjrqdpa00qkmr89m` to `nsec12ywtkplvyq5t6twdqwwygavp5lm4fhuang89c943nf2z92eez43szvn4dt`.
The two final GiftWraps, one to the receiver and the other to the sender, respectively, are:
The two final GiftWraps, one to the receiver and the other to the sender, are:
```json
{

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@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ It uses `kind:1111` with plaintext `.content` (no HTML, Markdown, or other forma
Comments MUST point to the root scope using uppercase tag names (e.g. `K`, `E`, `A` or `I`)
and MUST point to the parent item with lowercase ones (e.g. `k`, `e`, `a` or `i`).
Comments MUST point to the authors when one is available (i.e. tagging a nostr event). `P` for the root scope
and `p` for the author of the parent item.
```jsonc
{
kind: 1111,
@@ -26,16 +23,10 @@ and `p` for the author of the parent item.
// the root item kind
["K", "<root kind>"],
// pubkey of the author of the root scope event
["P", "<root-pubkey>", "relay-url-hint"],
// parent item: event addresses, event ids, or i-tags.
["<a, e, i>", "<address, id or i-value>", "<relay or web page hint>", "<parent event's pubkey, if an e tag>"],
// parent item kind
["k", "<parent comment kind>"],
// parent item pubkey
["p", "<parent-pubkey>", "relay-url-hint"]
["k", "<parent comment kind>"]
]
// other fields
}
@@ -55,6 +46,11 @@ Their uppercase versions use the same type of values but relate to the root item
```
`p` tags SHOULD be used when mentioning pubkeys in the `.content` with [NIP-21](21.md).
If the parent item is an event, a `p` tag set to the parent event's author SHOULD be added.
```json
["p", "<pubkey>", "<relay-url>"]
```
## Examples
@@ -69,17 +65,13 @@ A comment on a blog post looks like this:
["A", "30023:3c9849383bdea883b0bd16fece1ed36d37e37cdde3ce43b17ea4e9192ec11289:f9347ca7", "wss://example.relay"],
// the root kind
["K", "30023"],
// author of root event
["P", "3c9849383bdea883b0bd16fece1ed36d37e37cdde3ce43b17ea4e9192ec11289", "wss://example.relay"]
// the parent event address (same as root for top-level comments)
["a", "30023:3c9849383bdea883b0bd16fece1ed36d37e37cdde3ce43b17ea4e9192ec11289:f9347ca7", "wss://example.relay"],
// when the parent event is replaceable or addressable, also include an `e` tag referencing its id
["e", "5b4fc7fed15672fefe65d2426f67197b71ccc82aa0cc8a9e94f683eb78e07651", "wss://example.relay"],
// the parent event kind
["k", "30023"],
// author of the parent event
["p", "3c9849383bdea883b0bd16fece1ed36d37e37cdde3ce43b17ea4e9192ec11289", "wss://example.relay"]
["k", "30023"]
]
// other fields
}
@@ -96,14 +88,11 @@ A comment on a [NIP-94](94.md) file looks like this:
["E", "768ac8720cdeb59227cf95e98b66560ef03d8bc9a90d721779e76e68fb42f5e6", "wss://example.relay", "3721e07b079525289877c366ccab47112bdff3d1b44758ca333feb2dbbbbe5bb"],
// the root kind
["K", "1063"],
// author of the root event
["P", "3721e07b079525289877c366ccab47112bdff3d1b44758ca333feb2dbbbbe5bb"],
// the parent event id (same as root for top-level comments)
["e", "768ac8720cdeb59227cf95e98b66560ef03d8bc9a90d721779e76e68fb42f5e6", "wss://example.relay", "3721e07b079525289877c366ccab47112bdff3d1b44758ca333feb2dbbbbe5bb"],
// the parent kind
["k", "1063"],
["p", "3721e07b079525289877c366ccab47112bdff3d1b44758ca333feb2dbbbbe5bb"]
["k", "1063"]
]
// other fields
}
@@ -120,13 +109,11 @@ A reply to a comment looks like this:
["E", "768ac8720cdeb59227cf95e98b66560ef03d8bc9a90d721779e76e68fb42f5e6", "wss://example.relay", "fd913cd6fa9edb8405750cd02a8bbe16e158b8676c0e69fdc27436cc4a54cc9a"],
// the root kind
["K", "1063"],
["P", "fd913cd6fa9edb8405750cd02a8bbe16e158b8676c0e69fdc27436cc4a54cc9a"],
// the parent event
["e", "5c83da77af1dec6d7289834998ad7aafbd9e2191396d75ec3cc27f5a77226f36", "wss://example.relay", "93ef2ebaaf9554661f33e79949007900bbc535d239a4c801c33a4d67d3e7f546"],
// the parent kind
["k", "1111"],
["p", "93ef2ebaaf9554661f33e79949007900bbc535d239a4c801c33a4d67d3e7f546"]
["k", "1111"]
]
// other fields
}
@@ -191,9 +178,7 @@ A reply to a podcast comment:
["e", "80c48d992a38f9c445b943a9c9f1010b396676013443765750431a9004bdac05", "wss://example.relay", "252f10c83610ebca1a059c0bae8255eba2f95be4d1d7bcfa89d7248a82d9f111"],
// the parent comment kind
["k", "1111"]
["p", "252f10c83610ebca1a059c0bae8255eba2f95be4d1d7bcfa89d7248a82d9f111"]
]
// other fields
}
```

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@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ When encountering just the `<host>` without the `'<group-id>`, clients MAY infer
Events sent by users to groups (chat messages, text notes, moderation events etc) MUST have an `h` tag with the value set to the group _id_.
`h` tags MAY include the group's name as the second argument. This allows `unmanaged` groups to be assigned human-readable names without relay support.
## Timeline references
In order to not be used out of context, events sent to these groups may contain references to previous events seen from the same relay in the `previous` tag. The choice of which previous events to pick belongs to the clients. The references are to be made using the first 8 characters (4 bytes) of any event in the last 50 events seen by the user in the relay, excluding events by themselves. There can be any number of references (including zero), but it's recommended that clients include at least 3 and that relays enforce this.
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ These are events that can be sent by users to manage their situation in a group,
- *join request* (`kind:9021`)
Any user can send a kind `9021` event to the relay in order to request admission to the group. Relays MUST reject the request if the user has not been added to the group. The accompanying error message SHOULD explain whether the rejection is final, if the request is pending review, or if some other special handling is relevant (e.g. if payment is required). If a user is already a member, the event MUST be rejected with `duplicate: ` as the error message prefix.
Any user can send one of these events to the relay in order to be automatically or manually added to the group. If the group is `open` the relay will automatically issue a `kind:9000` in response adding this user. Otherwise group admins may choose to query for these requests and act upon them.
```json
{
@@ -240,5 +242,3 @@ A definition for `kind:10009` was included in [NIP-51](51.md) that allows client
### Using `unmanaged` relays
To prevent event leakage, when using `unmanaged` relays, clients should include the [NIP-70](70.md) `-` tag, as just the `previous` tag won't be checked by other `unmanaged` relays.
Groups MAY be named without relay support by adding a `name` to the corresponding tag in a user's `kind 10009` group list.

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@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ considered open for public use, and not proprietary. In other words, if there is
namespace that fits your use case, use it even if it points to someone else's domain name.
Vocabularies MAY choose to fully qualify all labels within a namespace (for example,
`["l", "com.example.vocabulary:my-label"]`). This may be preferred when defining more
`["l", "com.example.vocabulary:my-label"]`. This may be preferred when defining more
formal vocabularies that should not be confused with another namespace when querying
without an `L` tag. For these vocabularies, all labels SHOULD include the namespace
(rather than mixing qualified and unqualified labels).
@@ -173,4 +173,4 @@ Appendix: Known Ontologies
Below is a non-exhaustive list of ontologies currently in widespread use.
- [social ontology categories](https://github.com/CLARIAH/awesome-humanities-ontologies)
- [social.ontolo.categories](https://ontolo.social/)

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@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
NIP-37
======
Draft Events
------------
`draft` `optional`
This NIP defines kind `31234` as a private wrap for drafts of any other event kind.
The draft event is JSON-stringified, [NIP44-encrypted](44.md) to the signer's public key and placed inside the `.content` of the event.
An additional `k` tag identifies the kind of the draft event.
```js
{
"kind": 31234,
"tags": [
["d", "<identifier>"],
["k", "<kind of the draft event>"],
["e", "<anchor event event id>", "<relay-url>"],
["a", "<anchor event address>", "<relay-url>"],
],
"content": nip44Encrypt(JSON.stringify(draft_event)),
// other fields
}
```
A blanked `.content` means this draft has been deleted by a client but relays still have the event.
Tags `e` and `a` identify one or more anchor events, such as parent events on replies.
## Relay List for Private Content
Kind `10013` indicates the user's preferred relays to store private events like Drafts. The event MUST include a list of `relay` URLs in private tags. Private tags are JSON Stringified, NIP-44-encrypted to the signer's keys and placed inside the .content of the event.
```js
{
"kind": 10013,
"tags": [],
"content": nip44Encrypt(JSON.stringify([
["relay", "wss://myrelay.mydomain.com"]
]))
//...other fields
}
```
Relays listed in this event SHOULD be authed and only allow downloads to events signed by the authed user.
Clients SHOULD publish kind `10013` events to the author's [NIP-65](65.md) `write` relays.

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@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ Encrypted Payloads (Versioned)
The NIP introduces a new data format for keypair-based encryption. This NIP is versioned
to allow multiple algorithm choices to exist simultaneously. This format may be used for
many things, but MUST be used in the context of a signed event as described in NIP-01.
many things, but MUST be used in the context of a signed event as described in NIP 01.
*Note*: this format DOES NOT define any `kind`s related to a new direct messaging standard,
only the encryption required to define one. It SHOULD NOT be used as a drop-in replacement
for NIP-04 payloads.
for NIP 04 payloads.
## Versions
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ On its own, messages sent using this scheme have a number of important shortcomi
- No post-compromise security: when a key is compromised, it is possible to decrypt all future conversations
- No post-quantum security: a powerful quantum computer would be able to decrypt the messages
- IP address leak: user IP may be seen by relays and all intermediaries between user and relay
- Date leak: `created_at` is public, since it is a part of NIP-01 event
- Date leak: `created_at` is public, since it is a part of NIP 01 event
- Limited message size leak: padding only partially obscures true message length
- No attachments: they are not supported
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ NIP-44 version 2 has the following design characteristics:
- Content must be encoded from UTF-8 into byte array
- Validate plaintext length. Minimum is 1 byte, maximum is 65535 bytes
- Padding format is: `[plaintext_length: u16][plaintext][zero_bytes]`
- Padding algorithm is related to powers-of-two, with min padded msg size of 32 bytes
- Padding algorithm is related to powers-of-two, with min padded msg size of 32bytes
- Plaintext length is encoded in big-endian as first 2 bytes of the padded blob
5. Encrypt padded content
- Use ChaCha20, with key and nonce from step 3
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ validation rules, refer to BIP-340.
- `x[i:j]`, where `x` is a byte array and `i, j <= 0` returns a `(j - i)`-byte array with a copy of the
`i`-th byte (inclusive) to the `j`-th byte (exclusive) of `x`.
- Constants `c`:
- `min_plaintext_size` is 1. 1 byte msg is padded to 32 bytes.
- `max_plaintext_size` is 65535 (64kB - 1). It is padded to 65536 bytes.
- `min_plaintext_size` is 1. 1bytes msg is padded to 32bytes.
- `max_plaintext_size` is 65535 (64kB - 1). It is padded to 65536bytes.
- Functions
- `base64_encode(string)` and `base64_decode(bytes)` are Base64 ([RFC 4648](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4648), with padding)
- `concat` refers to byte array concatenation

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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ When new items are added to an existing list, clients SHOULD append them to the
## Types of lists
### Standard lists
## Standard lists
Standard lists use normal replaceable events, meaning users may only have a single list of each kind. They have special meaning and clients may rely on them to augment a user's profile or browsing experience.
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ For example, _mute list_ can contain the public keys of spammers and bad actors
| Public chats | 10005 | [NIP-28](28.md) chat channels the user is in | `"e"` (kind:40 channel definitions) |
| Blocked relays | 10006 | relays clients should never connect to | `"relay"` (relay URLs) |
| Search relays | 10007 | relays clients should use when performing search queries | `"relay"` (relay URLs) |
| Simple groups | 10009 | [NIP-29](29.md) groups the user is in | `"group"` ([NIP-29](29.md) group id + relay URL + optional group name), `"r"` for each relay in use |
| Simple groups | 10009 | [NIP-29](29.md) groups the user is in | `"group"` ([NIP-29](29.md) group id + relay URL), `"r"` for each relay in use |
| Interests | 10015 | topics a user may be interested in and pointers | `"t"` (hashtags) and `"a"` (kind:30015 interest set) |
| Emojis | 10030 | user preferred emojis and pointers to emoji sets | `"emoji"` (see [NIP-30](30.md)) and `"a"` (kind:30030 emoji set) |
| DM relays | 10050 | Where to receive [NIP-17](17.md) direct messages | `"relay"` (see [NIP-17](17.md)) |
| Good wiki authors | 10101 | [NIP-54](54.md) user recommended wiki authors | `"p"` (pubkeys) |
| Good wiki relays | 10102 | [NIP-54](54.md) relays deemed to only host useful articles | `"relay"` (relay URLs) |
### Sets
## Sets
Sets are lists with well-defined meaning that can enhance the functionality and the UI of clients that rely on them. Unlike standard lists, users are expected to have more than one set of each kind, therefore each of them must be assigned a different `"d"` identifier.
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Aside from their main identifier, the `"d"` tag, sets can optionally have a `"ti
| Emoji sets | 30030 | categorized emoji groups | `"emoji"` (see [NIP-30](30.md)) |
| Release artifact sets | 30063 | groups of files of a software release | `"e"` (kind:1063 [file metadata](94.md) events), `"i"` (application identifier, typically reverse domain notation), `"version"` |
### Deprecated standard lists
## Deprecated standard lists
Some clients have used these lists in the past, but they should work on transitioning to the [standard formats](#standard-lists) above.

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NIP-76
======
`REPLACE` command for updating replaceables
-------------------------------------------
`draft` `optional`
This NIP defines a new message, `REPLACE`, that clients can use to publish _replaceable_ and _addressable_ events to relays.
It works like `EVENT`, but together with the event JSON, the client also sends the id of the event they are replacing.
```jsonc
["REPLACE", "<id-of-event-being-replaced>", "<new-event>"]
```
Upon receiving this message, relays should check if the `<id-of-event-being-replaced>` corresponds to the latest event id they have stored locally that corresponds to the new replaceable event being received.
If it does correspond, it responds with an `OK` normally; otherwise it responds with something I'm not sure but that allows the client to fix its stuff.

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* Customer publishes a job request (e.g. `kind:5000` speech-to-text).
* Service Providers MAY submit `kind:7000` job-feedback events (e.g. `payment-required`, `processing`, `error`, etc.).
* Upon completion, the service provider publishes the result of the job with a `kind:6000` job-result event.
* At any point, if there is an `amount` pending to be paid as instructed by the service provider, the user can pay the included `bolt11` or zap the job result event the service provider has sent to the user.
* At any point, if there is an `amount` pending to be paid as instructed by the service provider, the user can pay the included `bolt11` or zap the job result event the service provider has sent to the user
Job feedback (`kind:7000`) and Job Results (`kind:6000-6999`) events MAY include an `amount` tag, this can be interpreted as a suggestion to pay. Service Providers MUST use the `payment-required` feedback event to signal that a payment is required and no further actions will be performed until the payment is sent.

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## Event format
This NIP specifies the use of the `1063` event kind, having in `content` a description of the file content, and a list of tags described below:
This NIP specifies the use of the `1063` event type, having in `content` a description of the file content, and a list of tags described below:
* `url` the url to download the file
* `m` a string indicating the data type of the file. The [MIME types](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Basics_of_HTTP/MIME_types/Common_types) format must be used, and they should be lowercase.

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@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ reverse chronological order.
| Date | Commit | NIP | Change |
| ----------- | --------- | -------- | ------ |
| 2024-12-05 | [6d16019e](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/commit/6d16019e) | [46](46.md) | message encryption was changed to NIP-44 |
| 2024-11-12 | [2838e3bd](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/commit/2838e3bd) | [29](29.md) | `kind: 12` and `kind: 10` were removed (use `kind: 1111` instead) |
| 2024-11-12 | [926a51e7](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/commit/926a51e7) | [46](46.md) | NIP-05 login was removed |
| 2024-11-12 | [926a51e7](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/commit/926a51e7) | [46](46.md) | `create_account` method was removed |
@@ -31,7 +30,8 @@ reverse chronological order.
| 2024-02-07 | [d3dad114](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/commit/d3dad114) | [46](46.md) | Connection token format was changed |
| 2024-01-30 | [1a2b21b6](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/commit/1a2b21b6) | [59](59.md) | 'p' tag became optional |
| 2023-01-27 | [c2f34817](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/commit/c2f34817) | [47](47.md) | optional expiration tag should be honored |
| 2024-01-10 | [3d8652ea](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/commit/3d8652ea) | [02](02.md), [51](51.md) | list entries should be chronological |
| 2024-01-10 | [3d8652ea](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/commit/3d8652ea) | [02](02.md) | list entries should be chronological |
| 2024-01-10 | [3d8652ea](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/commit/3d8652ea) | [51](51.md) | list entries should be chronological |
| 2023-12-30 | [29869821](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/commit/29869821) | [52](52.md) | 'name' tag was removed (use 'title' tag instead) |
| 2023-12-27 | [17c67ef5](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/commit/17c67ef5) | [94](94.md) | 'aes-256-gcm' tag was removed |
| 2023-12-03 | [0ba45895](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/commit/0ba45895) | [01](01.md) | WebSocket status code `4000` was replaced by 'CLOSED' message |
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ reverse chronological order.
| 2023-08-21 | [89915e02](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/commit/89915e02) | [11](11.md) | 'min_prefix' was removed |
| 2023-08-20 | [37c4375e](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/commit/37c4375e) | [01](01.md) | replaceable events with same timestamp should be retained event with lowest id |
| 2023-08-15 | [88ee873c](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/commit/88ee873c) | [15](15.md) | 'countries' tag was renamed to 'regions' |
| 2023-08-14 | [72bb8a12](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/commit/72bb8a12) | [12](12.md), [16](16.md), [20](20.md), [33](33.md) | NIP-12, 16, 20 and 33 were merged into NIP-01 |
| 2023-08-14 | [72bb8a12](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/commit/72bb8a12) | [12](12.md) | NIP-12, 16, 20 and 33 were merged into NIP-01 |
| 2023-08-14 | [72bb8a12](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/commit/72bb8a12) | [16](16.md) | NIP-12, 16, 20 and 33 were merged into NIP-01 |
| 2023-08-14 | [72bb8a12](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/commit/72bb8a12) | [20](20.md) | NIP-12, 16, 20 and 33 were merged into NIP-01 |
| 2023-08-14 | [72bb8a12](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/commit/72bb8a12) | [33](33.md) | NIP-12, 16, 20 and 33 were merged into NIP-01 |
| 2023-08-11 | [d87f8617](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/commit/d87f8617) | [25](25.md) | empty `content` should be considered as "+" |
| 2023-08-01 | [5d63b157](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/commit/5d63b157) | [57](57.md) | 'zap' tag was changed |
| 2023-07-15 | [d1814405](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/commit/d1814405) | [01](01.md) | `since` and `until` filters should be `since <= created_at <= until` |

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@@ -54,15 +54,14 @@ They exist to document what may be implemented by [Nostr](https://github.com/nos
- [NIP-34: `git` stuff](34.md)
- [NIP-35: Torrents](35.md)
- [NIP-36: Sensitive Content](36.md)
- [NIP-37: Draft Events](37.md)
- [NIP-38: User Statuses](38.md)
- [NIP-39: External Identities in Profiles](39.md)
- [NIP-40: Expiration Timestamp](40.md)
- [NIP-42: Authentication of clients to relays](42.md)
- [NIP-44: Encrypted Payloads (Versioned)](44.md)
- [NIP-44: Versioned Encryption](44.md)
- [NIP-45: Counting results](45.md)
- [NIP-46: Nostr Remote Signing](46.md)
- [NIP-47: Nostr Wallet Connect](47.md)
- [NIP-46: Nostr Connect](46.md)
- [NIP-47: Wallet Connect](47.md)
- [NIP-48: Proxy Tags](48.md)
- [NIP-49: Private Key Encryption](49.md)
- [NIP-50: Search Capability](50.md)
@@ -170,7 +169,6 @@ They exist to document what may be implemented by [Nostr](https://github.com/nos
| `10006` | Blocked relays list | [51](51.md) |
| `10007` | Search relays list | [51](51.md) |
| `10009` | User groups | [51](51.md), [29](29.md) |
| `10013` | Draft relays | [37](37.md) |
| `10015` | Interests list | [51](51.md) |
| `10019` | Nutzap Mint Recommendation | [61](61.md) |
| `10030` | User emoji list | [51](51.md) |
@@ -215,7 +213,6 @@ They exist to document what may be implemented by [Nostr](https://github.com/nos
| `30618` | Repository state announcements | [34](34.md) |
| `30818` | Wiki article | [54](54.md) |
| `30819` | Redirects | [54](54.md) |
| `31234` | Draft Event | [37](37.md) |
| `31388` | Link Set | [Corny Chat][cornychat-linkset] |
| `31890` | Feed | [NUD: Custom Feeds][NUD: Custom Feeds] |
| `31922` | Date-Based Calendar Event | [52](52.md) |
@@ -344,9 +341,9 @@ Please update these lists when proposing new NIPs.
## Is this repository a centralizing factor?
To promote interoperability, we need standards that everybody can follow, and we need them to define a **single way of doing each thing** without ever hurting **backwards-compatibility**, and for that purpose there is no way around getting everybody to agree on the same thing and keep a centralized index of these standards. However the fact that such an index exists doesn't hurt the decentralization of Nostr. _At any point the central index can be challenged if it is failing to fulfill the needs of the protocol_ and it can migrate to other places and be maintained by other people.
To promote interoperability, we standards that everybody can follow, and we need them to define a **single way of doing each thing** without ever hurting **backwards-compatibility**, and for that purpose there is no way around getting everybody to agree on the same thing and keep a centralized index of these standards. However the fact that such index exists doesn't hurt the decentralization of Nostr. _At any point the central index can be challenged if it is failing to fulfill the needs of the protocol_ and it can migrate to other places and be maintained by other people.
It can even fork into multiple versions, and then some clients would go one way, others would go another way, and some clients would adhere to both competing standards. This would hurt the simplicity, openness and interoperability of Nostr a little, but everything would still work in the short term.
It can even fork into multiple and then some clients would go one way, others would go another way, and some clients would adhere to both competing standards. This would hurt the simplicity, openness and interoperability of Nostr a little, but everything would still work in the short term.
There is a list of notable Nostr software developers who have commit access to this repository, but that exists mostly for practical reasons, as by the nature of the thing we're dealing with the repository owner can revoke membership and rewrite history as they want -- and if these actions are unjustified or perceived as bad or evil the community must react.