Tangled proposes a federated code collaboration platform that combines git for code transfer with the AT protocol for cross-server event coordination and authentication. Unlike GitHub's centralized model, it enables developers to host repositories on independent servers ("knots") and collaborate across server boundaries through pull requests and issues. The architecture addresses OSS's overreliance on a single platform by decentralizing code hosting while preserving collaborative features.
Infrastructure
Tangled – We need a federation of forges
Tangled proposes a federated forge architecture using git + AT protocol to decentralize code hosting across independent servers, eliminating OSS's overreliance on GitHub.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Hacker NewsBY sys://pipeline
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