Off the grid social networking with Manyverse (Changelog Interviews #346)

We’re talking with Andre Staltz, creator of Manyverse — a social network off the grid. It’s open source and free in every sense of the word. We talked through the backstory, how a user’s network gets formed, how data is stored and shared, why off-grid is so important to Andre, and what type of user uses an “off-the-grid” social network.

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Featuring:

• André Staltz – Website, GitHub, X
• Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
• Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

• Manyverse - A social network off the grid. Scuttlebutt for mobile.
• Manyverse roadmap
• Early days in the Manyverse
• Manyverse bluetooth sync
• Scuttlebutt.nz
• Manyverse on Open Collective
• Cycle.js - A functional and reactive JavaScript framework for predictable code
• The Changelog #326: The insider perspective on the event-stream compromise with Dominic Tarr
• License Zero - gainful open software development

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