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Re:Resilient Sync for Local First by threatofrain on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @07:27AM (#40787123)
> And there will be no data loss.

CRDT's can absolutely lose data!

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Re:Resilient Sync for Local First by gizmo on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @08:17AM (#40787592)
Not when the log is append-only.
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Re:Resilient Sync for Local First by threatofrain on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @01:59PM (#40791514)
Yes, and CRDT's can absolutely lose data. That's the point that should be delivered across when someone claims they can't. Nobody needs to be warned that if you save endless data then you could save all data.
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