Can one apply a conflict resolving replication over the network using a zip archive? Genuinely asking; having a master-less distributed “database” that can be … distributed like a file sounds like it would solve a lot of portability problems.
zip archives will play a role. i am pushing for "zipped repositories" internally, precisely for portability. but also because it makes the UX of using apps with conflict resolution like any other file-based software: simple.
btw my rfc led to another one https://github.com/orgs/opral/discussions/2975. if we agree on the proposal, i will follow up soon with a "okay, we have repos now. let's zip them for portability"