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> So you need a good solution for resolving inconsistent updates made by two offline clients. The same solution could be used for resolving inconsistent updates made on two database servers.

Exactly what I was trying to get at, thanks. The line between client state, server state and db state is a thin illusion. As REST makes explicit, every client operates on a representation of some server resources, which means CAP can come into play in even the most trivial online apps.

This is so beautifully said, I wish I could have been that concise. Thank you for this comment, very well worded. That is exactly what I'm trying to do with my own system, for anybody curious: https://github.com/amark/gun (MIT / ZLIB / Apache 2 licensed).

Okay, that makes sense.