[solarkraft]

So ... can I run my own infrastructure that’s part of the Bluesky network? What rules does it have to play by? That’s what really matters.

The apps being open source is great of course, but the standards for openness are very high for (something aiming to be) internet-level infrastructure.

A single company having a lot of control would be a bit of a red flag in this context. The rug pull incentives are huge (that said I am a proponent of commercial interests in open ecosystems, provided they don’t get too much control).

[haileyok]

Yes, it is absolutely possible to build on atprotocol and be a part of the network. We have written a good bit about this already here: https://atproto.com/articles/atproto-for-distsys-engineers (in addition to the recently updated documentation in general)

[chokolad]

> So ... can I run my own infrastructure that’s part of the Bluesky network? What rules does it have to play by? That’s what really matters.

You can run most of the Bluesky infrastructure and make it part of Bluesky network https://alice.bsky.sh/post/3laega7icmi2q