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Re:Why the Internet Needs the InterPlanetary File System by viraptor on Monday October 10, 2022 @06:01AM (#33149589)
You're still using content addressing. Any mirrors made stay the same. Any changes are preserved as new versions. All versions are still accessible by their hashes.

The fact that you have some extra names on top of that doesn't change the base system.

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Re:Why the Internet Needs the InterPlanetary File System by toomim on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @10:40PM (#33172094)
Those features are not what defines content addressing. Content addressing is defined as an address for a document that is a function of its content.

If your address is a function of a public key, then you're using "agent key addressing."

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