{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/ssbc/ssbc.github.io/issues/2","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/ssbc/ssbc.github.io","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/ssbc/ssbc.github.io/issues/2/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/ssbc/ssbc.github.io/issues/2/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/ssbc/ssbc.github.io/issues/2/events","html_url":"https://github.com/ssbc/ssbc.github.io/issues/2","id":131268999,"number":2,"title":"what is ment by \"global\"","user":{"login":"dominictarr","id":259374,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/259374?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/dominictarr","html_url":"https://github.com/dominictarr","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dominictarr/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dominictarr/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dominictarr/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dominictarr/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dominictarr/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dominictarr/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dominictarr/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dominictarr/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dominictarr/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":23,"created_at":"2016-02-04T07:36:15Z","updated_at":"2016-02-25T19:42:13Z","closed_at":null,"body":"in several places on the doc site the word \"global\" is used.\r\nThis seems misleading to me.\r\n\"global\" suggests that everything is replicated to everything.\r\nA global variable is a variable that every part of a program can see.\r\nA global issue is an issue that affects everyone on earth.\r\nA global phenomena is one that is happening everywhere on earth, or at least, in many places but spread pretty evenly.\r\n\r\nhopefully one day ssb will be a global phenomena, although since we have users in at least 4 continents you could claim it already is?\r\n\r\nBut, it would be wrong to say that your node replicates globally - since it only replicates with peers in or connected to your social network - that may or may not be global?\r\n\r\nIt seems more useful to say that it's a \"social\" gossip protocol? or is there another word that might work?\r\n\r\n@clehner @mixmix @pfraze ?"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/ssbc/ssbc.github.io/issues/comments/188947556","html_url":"https://github.com/ssbc/ssbc.github.io/issues/2#issuecomment-188947556","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/ssbc/ssbc.github.io/issues/2","id":188947556,"user":{"login":"mixmix","id":2665886,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2665886?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/mixmix","html_url":"https://github.com/mixmix","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mixmix/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mixmix/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mixmix/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mixmix/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mixmix/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mixmix/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mixmix/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mixmix/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mixmix/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2016-02-25T19:42:13Z","updated_at":"2016-02-25T19:42:13Z","body":"Agree. I like it. Hope it doesn't sound petty. I think it's more accessible\nthan scuttlebutt.\n\nGalactic gossip (for pirates)\n\nOn Thu, 25 Feb 2016 09:37 Dominic Tarr <notifications@github.com> wrote:\n\n> if people are warm to galactic lets use it before we start another names\n> debate\n>\n> —\n> Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub\n> <https://github.com/ssbc/ssbc.github.io/issues/2#issuecomment-188445693>.\n>\n"}}