{"id":3109,"date":"2022-06-30T07:54:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T07:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gridnet.org\/wpp\/?p=3109"},"modified":"2022-07-20T08:25:25","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T08:25:25","slug":"decentralized-os-with-a-decentralized-ui-dapps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gridnet.org\/wpp\/index.php\/2022\/06\/30\/decentralized-os-with-a-decentralized-ui-dapps\/","title":{"rendered":"Decentralized OS With Decentralized UI dApps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Hey, folks!<\/strong> <\/span>It has been some time already (almost a month) since we have made the Decentralized User Interface publicly available. Those of you who follow us on\u00a0 social media (Tweets\u00a0 on hourly basis!) – you already got a chance to play around with the \u22ee\u22ee\u22eeGRIDNET<\/span>\u00a0OS<\/span><\/strong>‘ Decentralized User Interface.<\/p>\n

Still, even if you had, today we are to be taking you on a journey throughout\u00a0the technicalities involved. Our quest shall be interspersed with spice, salt and some History of decentralized systems. Buckle up and let us set out on a journey, together, shall we? It will be a rather long journey as before we start shilling the project of our own, we are to take a deep dive into the realms of what has been already known ain an attempt of giving you some solid, unbiased perspective. Some of us have been involved into decentralized state machines, meaning also the source code of Bitcoin since the early 2010.<\/p>\n

We have not been rushing with making Tutorials regarding the UI available though. Why is so ?\u00a0The\u00a0interface\u00a0largely reassembles the one known from Windows<\/strong>,\u00a0 Linux<\/strong> and\/or MacOS X <\/strong>families of operating systems.<\/p>\n

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(..) We have learned from the best and we have borrowed concepts from the best. For the benefit of all of us (..) The Glory of Decentralization certainly is Upon Us!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

So what can you expect? We ‘took’ Window Manager mechanics from Windows. Try to move windows around, especially against the borders of the screen. Grab a window yet again for it to automatically detach itself. It works good and it feels even better. Hover over active applications’ icons, as these make their way into the \u22ee\u22ee\u22ee Task Bar, as applications get launched, – to see dynamically generated \u22ee\u22ee\u22eeWindows’ previews. We were inspired by Linux as well. The Terminal UI dApp and the underlying #GridScript language – with commands’ semantics largely compatible with its prior centralized predecessor. Many #GridScript\u00a0 commands and utilities come with embedded ‘man-pages’. For these, provide ‘help’ as a parameter to any command or utility. Last but not least,\u00a0 MacOS X lovers ? (..)\u00a0 one may\u00a0surely find some resemblance with windows\u2019 minimization and maximization icons. Hover over these to see some delicate, subtle lighting effects (..) also the one-click interactions within the \u22ee\u22ee\u22eeFile Manager.<\/p>\n

Now folks, listen up! For this article is structured as follows. First, we begin with some history. No ancient times and dinosaurs though. Only Bitcoin, Ethereum and stuff<\/em>\u00a0instead.<\/p>\n

We discuss what used to be so breakthrough about each of these technologies. Bitcoin and how Ethereum extended upon it. Technologies indeed! Even though some prefer to treat Bitcoin as a religion instead so we better be silent . If you are one of those fellas, we give you all the love and respect but\u00a0you might want to stop reading like right now for a peace of mind (..)\u00a0some real, hardened infidels are lurking in the shadows. They are called Wizards<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\u00a0and there is no way for them to be stopped. Let just Wizards\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span>throw you a Lifebuoy with ‘it is good to know’<\/span> <\/em>written on the side of it.<\/p>\n

Going further, we discuss what previous systems ‘lacked’ (previous meaning both Bitcoin and Ethereum)\u00a0 and what users need, <\/em>like\u00a0Right Now. That is where our platform \u22ee\u22ee\u22eeGRIDNET<\/span>\u00a0OS\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>comes into the picture, of course. So the idea is for all of us to grab a common perspective so that we get to see how we expand upon what is already available. Keep in mind that this article is focused on the Decentralized User Interface. Besides, we have got all the other crazy cool tech, such us, incentivized off-the-chain and on-the-chain storage, data exchange incentivization, server-less, incentivized WebRTC Swarms etc. etc.<\/p>\n

How do we know users need (..) more? Because they keep using ridiculously cumbersome implementations of say ‘NFTs’ on Ethereum. As you are about to discover, things could be way better (..) people keep foreseeing ridiculous\u00a0concepts such as as ‘Web 3.0’, ‘Web 6.9’ or whatever (..) They know that something new\u00a0<\/span>is <\/em>upon them though (..) they feel it in their bones (..) they need more (..) now somebody has to deliver (..)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To keep your adrenaline levels high, and ours as well , as we go along we are to set out on a side-channel rant about some prominent scammers such as Dominic W. and his ICP\/ dFinity, which\u00a0recently might have even surpassed IOTA (Irresponsible Ones Take Advantage) in their mischievous conceives.<\/p>\n

No negative energy though! Just to keep a proper perspective on what is around us. All in the good intention of having all of us vaccinated for the future. For the common benefit of everyone, to better understand and thus to be able to better assess and appreciate (oh Blessed be Thee.. followers of the paths of Decentralization!) the value of\u00a0 what Wizards\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span>have already laid out in front of us. It is always easier to assess the value of something when you have something else to compare it to. The attitude of development. The resulting security and decentralization guarantees. Threat models. Some attempt to create hype without caring about proper technology. Others (meaning Wizards<\/strong><\/em><\/span>, of course) approach a project from a fundamental perspective, researching and implementing things as they go along.<\/p>\n

Now, Lo-and-behold as the guiding topic today is the \u22ee\u22ee\u22ee Decentralized User Interface.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are some of its most interesting aspects?<\/p>\n