It seems like Dat has some usability quirks that might take some getting used to:
- You can publish new versions to a URL until you somehow forget the private key, and then it's fixed forever, so long as people hang onto copies.
- There's nothing to prevent people from passing around a URL with a version in it. So, although it looks like the author has some control, this is an illusion; publishing is irrevocable and anything published could go viral. (This is generally true of making copies, but it's the opposite of Snapchat.)
- Suppose someone chooses to publish a private key? Is it a world-writable URL? Hmm.
- You can publish new versions to a URL until you somehow forget the private key, and then it's fixed forever, so long as people hang onto copies.
- There's nothing to prevent people from passing around a URL with a version in it. So, although it looks like the author has some control, this is an illusion; publishing is irrevocable and anything published could go viral. (This is generally true of making copies, but it's the opposite of Snapchat.)
- Suppose someone chooses to publish a private key? Is it a world-writable URL? Hmm.