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commitc013a6d47450543d17e82ae3d36d1f65ee9d9dfa authorC. Guy Yarvin <cgyarvin@gmail.com> dateWed 18 May 2016, 01:22 (10 years ago) parentf37bd8f
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1717<div class="container stack">
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19− <p class="last">Urbit is a secure, friendly, decentralized peer-to-peer network of personal servers. Your urbit is a private cloud computer which stores your data, runs your apps, and manages your connected devices.</p>
20− <a class="btn black" href="#learn">Learn more</a>
21− <a class="btn black" href="/docs">Tech docs</a>
19+ <p>A personal server is a virtual computer which stores your data, runs your apps, and manages your connected devices.</p>
20+ <p>Urbit is a secure, friendly peer-to-peer network of personal servers, built on a clean-slate system software stack.</p>
21+ <p><a href="#learn">Learn more</a>, or <a href="/docs">jump to the technical docs</a>. Subscribe to our newsletter:</p>
2222 <email submit="Get updates"></email>
2323 </div>
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4141 <div class="slide">
4242 <h1>A path to digital freedom</h1>
43− <p>We believe controlling your own data, code and identity is the definition of digital freedom. We believe the only path to this freedom is a general-purpose server made for human beings.</p>
43+ <p>We believe controlling your own data, code and identity is the definition of digital freedom. We believe everyone needs digital freedom, not just a few nerds. We believe the only tool needed to solve this problem is a general-purpose server made for human beings.</p>
4444 <p>Your urbit is your cryptographic identity, personal archive, application platform, and device hub. It's as easy to manage as an iPhone.</p>
4545 <p>Read a longer <a href="./posts/overview">overview</a>, or check out our <a href="./posts/principles">beliefs and principles</a>.</p>
4646 </div>
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5050 <div class="pair">
5151 <div class="image left"><img src="http://urbit.s3.amazonaws.com/16-3-10/grid.png"/></div>
5252 <div>
53− <p>In Urbit, network addresses are cryptographic property, like Bitcoin. If Bitcoin is money and Ethereum is law, Urbit is land.</p>
54− <p>Urbit is built to grow into a digital republic: a network of individually owned nodes with no central point of control. Like a city, the network is decentralized but connected, safe but free.</p>
53+ <p>In Urbit, network identities are cryptographic property, like Bitcoin. If Bitcoin is money and Ethereum is law, Urbit is land.</p>
54+ <p>Urbit is designed to become a digital republic: a network of individually owned nodes with no central point of control. Like a well-planned city, the friendly network is decentralized but connected, safe but free.</p>
5555 <p>Read more about the <a href="posts/address-space">network architecture</a>.</p>
5656 </div>
5757 </div>
5858 </div>
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6060 <div class="slide">
61− <h1>Applications that work for you</h1>
61+ <h1>A computer that works exclusively for you</h1>
6262 <div class="pair">
6363 <div class="image left"><img src="http://urbit.s3.amazonaws.com/16-3-10/atom.png"/></div>
6464 <div>
65− <p>Your computer isn't yours unless you can switch apps without losing data. Imagine if you could change the Facebook interface, or move your Evernotes to Google Docs.</p>
66− <p>Read more about our vision of the Urbit <a href="posts/vision">user experience</a>.</p>
65+ <p>Your computer isn't yours unless you can switch software without losing data. Imagine if you could replace the Facebook UI, or move your Evernotes to Google Docs.</p>
66+ <p>Read more about the Urbit <a href="posts/vision">user experience</a>.</p>
6767 </div>
6868 </div>
6969 </div>
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7171 <div class="slide">
72− <h1>A clean-slate stack</h1>
73− <p>We'd have personal servers already if Unix and the Internet weren't almost 50 years old. An ordinary person can't manage a Unix server on the Internet.</p>
74− <p>Urbit is a whole new platform built on top of the old one. It's a complete clean-slate stack, from interpreter axioms to packet protocol.</p>
75− <p>Urbit is still young and unstable. It's not yet ready for end users. But it's feature-complete and ready for public development.</p>
76− <p>Read more in our <a href="#">CS paper</a>, <a href="/docs">developer docs</a>, <a href="posts/roadmap">development roadmap</a>.</p>
72+ <h1>A clean-slate platform</h1>
73+ <p>An ordinary person can't manage a Unix server on the Internet. The Unix-Internet platform was a brilliant system, but it's almost 50 years old.</p>
74+ <p>Urbit is a new clean-slate, full-stack server. It's implemented on top of the old platform, but it's a sealed sandbox like the browser. </p>
75+ <p>Urbit remains young and unstable. Alas, it's not yet ready for end users. But it's feature-complete and ready for public development.</p>
76+ <p>Read more in our <a href="#">CS paper</a>, <a href="/docs">developer docs</a>, or <a href="posts/roadmap">development roadmap</a>.</p>
7777 </div>
7878 </div>
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85− <p>Soon we’re going to sell Urbit address space to the public for the first time.</p>
86− <p>If you'd like to homestead this new territory:</p>
85+ <p>We’re about to sell Urbit address space to the public for the first time.</p>
86+ <p>If you want to be a pioneer, stay in touch:</p>
8787 <email></email>
8888 </div>
8989 </div>
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9494<div class="container stack last">
9595 <div class="col-md-4 col-md-offset-1">
96− <h2>Keep reading</h2>
96+ <h2>Concepts</h2>
9797 <a href="posts/overview">Overview</a>
98− <a href="posts/principles">Beliefs and principles</a>
9998 <a href="posts/address-space">Address space</a>
100− <a href="posts/vision">Product</a>
99+ <a href="posts/principles">Beliefs and principles</a>
100+ <a href="posts/vision">Future</a>
101101 <a href="posts/roadmap">Roadmap</a>
102− <a href="posts/company">Company + Team</a>
102+ <a href="posts/company">Team</a>
103103 </div>
104104 <div class="col-md-4">
105− <h2>Start an Urbit</h2>
106− <a href="docs">Read the docs</a>
107− <a href="https://github.com/urbit/urbit">Get the code</a>
105+ <h2>Content</h2>
106+ <a href="docs">Documentation</a>
107+ <a href="https://github.com/urbit/urbit">Source</a>
108108 </div>
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112− <div class="col-md-offset-1 col-md-11">This page was served by an Urbit. <a href="mailto:urbit@urbit.org">urbit@urbit.org</a></div>
112+ <div class="col-md-offset-1 col-md-11">This page was made by Urbit. Feedback:<a href="mailto:urbit@urbit.org">urbit@urbit.org</a></div>
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