Distributed Press
A publishing tool for the distributed web, enabling global authors to publish and host content via decentralized networks and P2P protocols like IPFS, ActivityPub, BitTorrent, and Hypercore.Application
Applied on: 22 Oct 2024 06:29 PM
Approved
User Review
R1
Reviewed on 24 Oct 2024 07:28 AM
Demonstrate how tools, libraries, or frameworks significantly reduce development barriers, improve efficiency, or enhance the security of Web3 projects.
Show support and usage within the developer community.
Meet the general eligibility criteria for Gitcoin Grants, including open-source principles and ethical standards.
Distributed Press is a publishing tool for the distributed web.
For developers, it simplifies the process of publishing and hosting content by automating distribution to decentralized protocols such as Bittorrent, Hypercore, IPFS, and ActivityPub.
Developer support and usage demonstrated by 5 GitHub stars. 7 contributors. They currently have 82 websites using Distributed Press (some of these are testing sites). The most well-known of these sites is for they sister project, COMPOST magazine: https://three.compost.digital/
Any other links to (test) sites?
It follows GG22 ethics.
There is a first commit more than 90 days prior, and contributions are from more than one individual.
It includes an open-source license.
AI Review
A1
Reviewed on 22 Oct 2024 07:01 PM
Demonstrate how tools, libraries, or frameworks significantly reduce development barriers, improve efficiency, or enhance the security of Web3 projects.
Distributed Press simplifies content publishing and hosting on the decentralized web by integrating multiple P2P protocols, significantly reducing reliance on centralized servers. This not only enhances resilience and censorship resistance but also improves content availability and security. The project provides a developer-friendly SDK and plans to publish example frontends, which helps reduce development barriers and improve efficiency.
Show support and usage within the developer community.
The project has demonstrated support and usage through 76 stars on its main API GitHub repo. It also boasts 82 active websites using the tool, including the well-known COMPOST magazine. The GitHub activity indicates a healthy level of interest and usage within the developer community, further supported by implementations of the Distributed Press API external to the organization.
Meet the general eligibility criteria for Gitcoin Grants, including open-source principles and ethical standards.
Distributed Press is hosted on GitHub and adheres to open-source principles, with public repositories accessible to anyone. The project is in line with ethical standards by focusing on decentralization, censorship resistance, and self-sovereign content. The team has also participated in previous Gitcoin Grant rounds, which further validates their compliance with Gitcoin's general eligibility criteria.