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Aswath Rao

@Stark9837 @fediversenews Having said that, there are certain minimal reqs. Firstly, the name space must be common. Second, there has to be a common protocol(s) the nodes use to facilitate comm between their users. It is that simple. And not so simple at a practical level. The nodes may have inconsistencies due to implementation diff, version mismatch and so on. But they all want to federate at an aspirational level.