Interesting to compare this with something like Locutus https://github.com/freenet/locutus

> We're working hard and expect an early prototype in August 2022.

What is the actual status?

What happens if a PDS shuts down? Does its data exist somewhere else so it can be retrieved with the appropriate user keys?

As far as I can tell, mostly not.

The data is all signed, so if the user mirrored a copy then they would be able to upload it somewhere straightforwardly, but it's not a built-in feature of the system as with (say) a DHT.

definitely one of those things that could be great.

fan out is an interesting issue, DHT/trackers seem to be something that I'd thought would be better... perhaps with a full domain for handle... maybe a new TLD and setting of expiry migration etc

progress has slowed down & there's been such bellyaching about it, but i continue to think the web's own webbundle spec has really good answers here.

servers can sign their own content, such that other folks can redistribute the content & still check the sigs & make sure it's authentic. can radically help fan-out situations.

of course, bluesky is ground up rework, with their own bespoke rpc framework; it's not web. but i do think there's a lot of imminemt powerful not far off things the web could be doing. if progress had more support & anti-progress less shrill & regular an outcry.