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by czx111331 687 days ago
Is Bitcoin a "public sync" application by the definition?
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Definitely! If it's open-source, it's public-sync. Two important clarifications:

- An app like Telegram that makes the client open-source while the server code is unavailable is not public-sync. The software required for multi-device sync must be public.

- The opposite is not necessarily true. That is, not all public-sync software is open source, as explained at the end of the article.