Chris Trottier

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@[email protected] co-authored #ActivityPub, the protocol that makes Mastodon happen. It's what allows different Fediverse instances to talk to each other, preventing another Elon Musk from happening.

Now she's building @[email protected], a FOSS distributed programming platform. The mission: social media done right.

Help her build a better Internet! #DonateFriday https://spritely.institute/

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Nov 25, 2022 at 5:33pmWeb
Show threadChris TrottierNov 25, 2022
If you want a high level intro on what @[email protected] does, here's a video with @[email protected] talking about it. #DonateFriday https://youtu.be/T8uqHCo10I8
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Show threadChris TrottierNov 25, 2022

The ambition of @[email protected]: enable the creation of peer-to-peer, gatekeeper-free community-run networks and social spaces for everyone.

Here's a tour of the tech. #DonateFriday https://spritely.institute/news/blast-off-spritely-institutes-tech-tour.html

Blast off! A tour of Spritely Institute's tech -- Spritely Institute

Spritely Networked Communities Institute
Show threadChris TrottierNov 25, 2022
What makes @[email protected] such revolutionary tech is the concept of "Goblins": a distributed object programming environment. Spritely Goblins' network layer means users can perform asynchronous programming against objects that live anywhere. #DonateFriday https://spritely.institute/goblins/
Goblins: Distributed Programming — Spritely Institute

Show threadChris TrottierNov 25, 2022

Here's a demo of a chat app written with Goblins distributed programming features. What @[email protected] and @[email protected] are building isn't faraway into the future, much of this is happening now!

Some interesting things happening here:

* The two participants are speaking over a peer to peer network
* Communication is end-to-end encrypted
* The entire chat app is written in a mere 154 lines of code

This could be huge! #DonateFriday

Show threadChris TrottierNov 25, 2022
Here's a white paper written all about @[email protected] and how it all works. #DonateFriday https://spritely.institute/static/papers/spritely-core.html
The Heart of Spritely: Distributed Objects and Capability Security

Show threadChris TrottierNov 25, 2022

Want a better Internet—an Internet built for humans, not Silicon Valley billionaires to monopolize your life? Let's build tech that makes it happen! Support @[email protected] and her work with @[email protected], a registered non-profit.

Open up your hearts, and donate! #DonateFriday https://spritely.institute/donate/

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Show threadDirk HohndelNov 25, 2022

@atomicpoet

I think it's ironic that once you setup your monthly contribution to Spritely you get all these cute icons to boost your contribution... On FB, FB messenger, Whatsapp, and Twitter.
But not on Mastodon 🤣
@cwebber @spritelyinst

Show threadLisPiNov 25, 2022

@atomicpoet @spritelyinst Ah I remember reading about that on #Racket's documentation a little while back (https://docs.racket-lang.org/goblins/index.html).

Security with public networked objects has historically been a complicated endeavor with mixed results. Particularly in cases allowing for arbitrary computation to take place.

It seems that some more work has happened since I last looked.

#DistributedComputing #Security #NetworkedObjects #DistributedObjects

Goblins: a transactional, distributed actor model environment

Show threadCaptBobbersNov 25, 2022

@atomicpoet @spritelyinst @cwebber

Such a good lecture! I already understood so much of this, but lacked the vocabulary to explain it to others!

I'm almost too excited for the future these wonderful folks are building!

Show threadParanoid FactoidNov 25, 2022

@atomicpoet @[email protected] @[email protected]

Hey, not to complain but do these projects have white papers? I'd read.

Show threadChris TrottierNov 25, 2022
@ParanoidFactoid @[email protected] @[email protected] Yes, https://spritely.institute/static/papers/spritely-core.html
The Heart of Spritely: Distributed Objects and Capability Security

Show threadParanoid FactoidNov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet @[email protected] @[email protected] Thanks. I'll read it!
Show threadStefanNov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet @cwebber @spritelyinst Thanks for all you have done and will do in the future! here is $100!
Show threadkaosineNov 25, 2022
@atomicpoet @cwebber @spritelyinst I'm honestly surprised they don't have an @opencollect seems like it would be better than asking for paypal and the like(and fiscal hosts help a lot...we're using it on Pulsar which should be here eventually on one of the foss servers...)
Show threadGen X-WingNov 25, 2022

@spritelyinst @atomicpoet @cwebber Caveat: spent a few mins looking around, so just initial reactions:

Reminds me a bit about the idea of Smalltalk’s object model, but more internet scale. Http is kind of similar as well, so it’s something worth having in mind.