The web of commons
summary
Argues that scientific articles and public data should be a managed commons and demonstrates a working stack: a distributed system (using dat with DHT and content-addressability) that uses append-only logs and Merkle Trees to provide immutable, updatable links; deployed with California Digital Library and used to back up data dot gov. Cites 1-in-5 reference rot, shows apps (Beaker, Science Fair), contrasts BitTorrent/IPFS and ICO funding trends.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Start
- 3:56UNDERSTANDING KNOWLEDGE AS A COMMONS
- 5:58SCIENTIFIC DATA AS A COMMONS
- 7:21resource management
- 14:11Develop a system, carried out by community members, for monitoring members' behavior
- 19:32Merkle Trees
- 21:25Generate a key pair
- 24:43DISTRIBUTED SCIENCE JOURNAL SCIENCE FAIR
- 25:32DISTRIBUTED WEB BROWSER BEAKER
- 27:28A STEP BACK
- 28:35SCIENCE PROFIT
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