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What happened to TBL's other project where everything was supposed to be decentralised? https://solid.mit.edu https://solid.mit.edu Is it dead?
by infectoid 7y ago
What happened to TBL's other project where everything was supposed to be decentralised?
https://solid.mit.edu https://solid.mit.edu
Is it dead?
- rapnie 7y agoIt is not dead, but also not progressing very fast. I think low adoption rate is their biggest hurdle, and subsequent lack of network effects in the development community. Solid based on a bunch of Linked Data standards which find most traction in small academic circles. Few sexy applications or good libraries to build from. The Gitter channels are apparently most active. Web: https://solidproject.org/ https://solidproject.org/ Forum: https://forum.solidproject.org/ https://forum.solidproject.org/ Gitter channels, etc: https://github.com/solid/information/blob/master/gitter-chat-overview.md https://github.com/solid/information/blob/master/gitter-chat... Repo: https://github.com/solid/solid https://github.com/solid/solid
- Vinnl 7y agoIt's not dead! It's just no longer at MIT (as is also mentioned on the website you linked). Tim founded a startup called inrupt (disclosure: I work there, opinions my own) that aims to stimulate commercial adoption. The links in the sibling comment by rapnie are an excellent place to start.
- pdimitar 7y agoHow does an organisation even stimulate others to adopt Solid? I cannot imagine your daily activities. Can you elaborate, assuming you would be comfortable to do so?
- Vinnl 7y agoI can't disclose everything (I'm not involved with all the parts of the company), but the most important way in which I contribute to that is by building developer tooling and writing documentation for engineers looking to write apps on Solid.