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Local-first software: You own your data, in spite of the cloud
A new generation of collaborative software that allows users to retain ownership of their data.
Local-first software: You own your data, in spite of the cloud
A new generation of collaborative software that allows users to retain ownership of their data.
As we may think
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The operating system: should there be one?
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The Application and Its Consequences for Non-Standard Knowledge Work
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Local-First Software: Taking Back Control of Our Data | a mini-doc
From novices to co-pilots: Fixing the limits on scientific knowledge production by accessing or building expertise
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Local-first Software
Exploring software architecture that returns data to users and enables collaboration in every tool.
User-tailorable systems: pressing the issues with buttons
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The open authorial principle: supporting networks of authors in creating externalisable designs
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Local-First Software
Experience apps that work offline, keep your data private, and sync seamlessly across your devices. Your data stays with you, not locked in the cloud.
Reflective design
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The Consensus Trap: Dissecting Subjectivity and the “Ground Truth” Illusion in Data Annotation
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Rethinking the human-readability infrastructure
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LocalFirst: You Keep Using That Word
If you’ve been following the local-first scene over the past few years, you already know a good definition for the term “local-first” is hard to pin down. Part of the reason is that most people write software for money … and true local-first software is harder to capitalize. “Local-first” is a direct attack on vendor lock-in of all forms: data, formats, protocols, apps, services, and even environments. But the fact your employer can’t exploit this technology with a new revenue model (yet) is a minor problem.
