[pcmonk]

> Is Urbit still heavily dependent on unreleased root node code? In other words, is this distributed computing just a load of hype covering over a overly complicated star topology?

Urbit has always been fully open source as far as I know (at least since 2013). It is true that Tlon runs some of the galaxies and stars that most people use, but that's just because other galaxy owners haven't decided it's worth it to do so (because Tlon is doing a great job of it).

[occultist_throw]

So, there are absolutely no "Killer Features" then? That was my primary question, which you refused to answer.

That's what I suspected.

Edit: Quote from your post-- "However, recently, I finally heard the first solution which felt like the completely right solution to me, and I believe they're pursuing it."

Yet no answer.

[han-sel]

See my comment above.

[imtringued]

That's not decentralisation. That's federation.