For anyone else that's confused:<p>What they're talking about: <a href="http://docs.basho.com/riak/latest/theory/why-riak/" rel="nofollow">http://docs.basho.com/riak/latest/theory/why-riak/</a><p>Their github: <a href="https://github.com/basho/riak" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/basho/riak</a><p>CRDT = "Conflict-free Replicated Data Type" or "Convergent Replicated Data Type" or "Commutative Replicated Data Type"<p>This page explains what the heck CRDT is: <a href="http://basho.com/tag/crdt/" rel="nofollow">http://basho.com/tag/crdt/</a>