[madacol]

they seem to be the same people behind Willow: https://earthstar-project.org/docs/future#willow-protocol

> All of these above features are enabled by the new Willow General Purpose Sync Protocol we've been working on. It's a new protocol inspired by Earthstar, refining and building upon its concepts. We will be publishing a new website with complete specifications for this protocol.

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https://willowprotocol.org/more/compare/index.html#compare_e...

> If Earthstar feels very similar to Willow, then that is no coincidence. Willow started out as a reimagining of Earthstar, future Earthstar versions will build upon Willow, and the core maintainer of Earthstar is one of the two Willow authors.