I have gotten as far as creating the base application. I have put several clients on this application in production, but it is not ready for primetime because users can't configure it without having knowledge of development.
It's a REST application and database abstraction tool that allows users to administer permissions, data, etc.
Software like this already does exist, and is already evolving. Decentralization, federation is where the web is turning to, a simplistic service that can be federated, and ideally decentralized.
You may want to look into things like activitystreams/activitypub, etc. for federation. The fundamental issue with using any web service is you do lose ownership of said data, unless it's decentralized and you run the node, you lose 99% of the data to whomever owns the service
Yes I’m well aware of all the attempts at federation software. I’ve researched heavily into this. But there is a reason it hasn’t seen higher adoption rates. It’s not easy.
Implementation is not the easiest for most, but if you read the specification entirely, it does make sense. For example, Mastodon platform brings ~ 1,000,000 users - if you can federate, it's a channel for ex blogging, posting updates, etc.
As a user of the web I want to have access to services, apps, etc. without having to lose ownership of my data.
How far along are you in terms of implementation details?
I have gotten as far as creating the base application. I have put several clients on this application in production, but it is not ready for primetime because users can't configure it without having knowledge of development.
It's a REST application and database abstraction tool that allows users to administer permissions, data, etc.
Software like this already does exist, and is already evolving. Decentralization, federation is where the web is turning to, a simplistic service that can be federated, and ideally decentralized.
You may want to look into things like activitystreams/activitypub, etc. for federation. The fundamental issue with using any web service is you do lose ownership of said data, unless it's decentralized and you run the node, you lose 99% of the data to whomever owns the service
Yes I’m well aware of all the attempts at federation software. I’ve researched heavily into this. But there is a reason it hasn’t seen higher adoption rates. It’s not easy.
Implementation is not the easiest for most, but if you read the specification entirely, it does make sense. For example, Mastodon platform brings ~ 1,000,000 users - if you can federate, it's a channel for ex blogging, posting updates, etc.
Yes. I’ve looked into Mastodon. But again if you use them, your data is stuck on their platform. We need a platform where data is agnostic.
so, essentially you want this?
Yes. I would love to see a day when the end user is back in control of their web experience. Similar to how it was in the beginning of the web.