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44At the beginning, Urbit was just a few people with the right combination of imagination and discipline to try to rebuild computing.
44At the beginning, Urbit was just a few people with the right combination of imagination and discipline to try to rebuild computing.
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47Urbit starts as an open-ended personal project. An “independent study PhD” to reinvent computing for a network-centric world.
48Urbit starts as an open-ended personal project. An “independent study PhD” to reinvent computing for a network-centric world.
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50Nock, the foundation of Urbit, works. Coming in at 32 lines of code, that’s 1 line of code every two months.
52Nock, the foundation of Urbit, works. Coming in at 32 lines of code, that’s 1 line of code every two months.
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53Hoon, Urbit’s programming language, compiles itself to Nock. Writing Hoon is much easier than writing Nock.
56Hoon, Urbit’s programming language, compiles itself to Nock. Writing Hoon is much easier than writing Nock.
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56Arvo, Urbit’s OS kernel, boots and the first live Urbit network is started with a command-line chat.
60Arvo, Urbit’s OS kernel, boots and the first live Urbit network is started with a command-line chat.
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59Tlon is founded to help support Urbit development (and is < 8 people for the next four years).
64Tlon is founded to help support Urbit development (and is < 8 people for the next four years).
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62Urbit has its first web interface and serves its own website.
68Urbit has its first web interface and serves its own website.
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65The first sale of Urbit address space sells out in four hours.
72The first sale of Urbit address space sells out in four hours.
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68Our test network runs for ten months without a reboot.
76Our test network runs for ten months without a reboot.
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71Our private sale, shared only with our mailing list, sells out in six hours — limit two per person.
80Our private sale, shared only with our mailing list, sells out in six hours — limit two per person.
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74Tlon sells about 8% of its stake in the network to accelerate Urbit development.
84Tlon sells about 8% of its stake in the network to accelerate Urbit development.
75urbit.live gets going and starts selling Urbit IDs to the public.
85urbit.live gets going and starts selling Urbit IDs to the public.
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78Tlon spends the year stabilizing Arvo and building OS 1.
89Tlon spends the year stabilizing Arvo and building OS 1.
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34<!-- content -->
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35<section class="c4-10-lg">
35<section class="c4-10-lg">
36− <h1 id="introduction" class="mb4 full mt4 ">What Urbit Is</h1>
36+ <h1 id="introduction" class="mb4 full mt4 ">Introduction</h1>
37 <p class="full mt0 mb4 mb4-xl lh-copy">We think the internet can’t be saved. The way things are going, MEGACORP will always control our apps and services because we can no longer run them ourselves.</p>
37 <p class="full mt0 mb4 mb4-xl lh-copy">We think the internet can’t be saved. The way things are going, MEGACORP will always control our apps and services because we can no longer run them ourselves.</p>
38 <p class="full mt0 mb4 mb4-xl lh-copy">The only way out of this mess is with a completely new platform that’s owned and controlled by its users.</p>
38 <p class="full mt0 mb4 mb4-xl lh-copy">The only way out of this mess is with a completely new platform that’s owned and controlled by its users.</p>
39 <img class="full mb4" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/media.urbit.org/site/understanding-urbit/intro/intro-0.jpg"/>
39 <img class="full mb4" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/media.urbit.org/site/understanding-urbit/intro/intro-0.jpg"/>
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53 <p class="full mt0 mb4 mb4-xl lh-copy">Urbit ID is an identity and authentication system specifically designed to work with Urbit OS. When you boot or log in to Urbit OS, you use your Urbit ID. </p>
53 <p class="full mt0 mb4 mb4-xl lh-copy">Urbit ID is an identity and authentication system specifically designed to work with Urbit OS. When you boot or log in to Urbit OS, you use your Urbit ID. </p>
54 <p class="full mt0 mb4 mb4-xl lh-copy">Your Urbit ID is a short, memorable name (like </code>~ravmel-ropdyl</code>) that’s a username, network address and crypto wallet all in one. It’s registered on a blockchain, you own it with a key and no one can take it away from you. Urbit IDs are cryptographic property. </p>
54 <p class="full mt0 mb4 mb4-xl lh-copy">Your Urbit ID is a short, memorable name (like </code>~ravmel-ropdyl</code>) that’s a username, network address and crypto wallet all in one. It’s registered on a blockchain, you own it with a key and no one can take it away from you. Urbit IDs are cryptographic property. </p>
55 <p class="full mt0 mb4 mb4-xl lh-copy">Urbit IDs aren’t money, but they are scarce, so each one costs something. This means that when you meet a stranger on the Urbit network, they have some skin in the game and are less likely to be a bot or a spammer.</p>
55 <p class="full mt0 mb4 mb4-xl lh-copy">Urbit IDs aren’t money, but they are scarce, so each one costs something. This means that when you meet a stranger on the Urbit network, they have some skin in the game and are less likely to be a bot or a spammer.</p>
56− <p class="full mt0 mb4 mb4-xl lh-copy">The Urbit ID system is live and deployed, and we don’t plan to change it all that much. It works well. If you’re curious to dive further into the details, jump ahead to <a class="bb" href="/understanding-urbit/urbit-id">this post</a></p>
56+ <p class="full mt0 mb4 mb4-xl lh-copy">The Urbit ID system is live and deployed, and we don’t plan to change it all that much. It works well. If you’re curious to dive further into the details, jump ahead to <a class="bb" href="/understanding-urbit/urbit-id">this post.</a></p>
57 <p class="full mt0 mb4 mb4-xl lh-copy b">2 - User experience</p>
57 <p class="full mt0 mb4 mb4-xl lh-copy b">2 - User experience</p>
58 <p class="full mt0 mb4 mb4-xl lh-copy">We want Urbit to be a single, simple interface for your whole digital life.</p>
58 <p class="full mt0 mb4 mb4-xl lh-copy">We want Urbit to be a single, simple interface for your whole digital life.</p>
59− <img class="full mb4" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/media.urbit.org/site/understanding-urbit/intro/intro-0.jpg"/>
59+ <img class="full mb4" src="https://media.urbit.org/site/understanding-urbit/uu-intro-4.png"/>
60 <p class="full mt0 mb4 mb4-xl lh-copy">Over the years, Urbit has been built in public as an open source project. Anyone can <a class="bb" href="/using/install/">join the network</a> and check out what we’re up to. It’s a bit like signing on to IRC in the early 90s. </p>
60 <p class="full mt0 mb4 mb4-xl lh-copy">Over the years, Urbit has been built in public as an open source project. Anyone can <a class="bb" href="/using/install/">join the network</a> and check out what we’re up to. It’s a bit like signing on to IRC in the early 90s. </p>
61 <p class="full mt0 mb4 mb4-xl lh-copy">In early 2020, we’ll release Urbit OS 1: a minimal interface for group communication, and our first complete interface. OS 1 is a tool to chat, share notes and links, and stay connected. </p>
61 <p class="full mt0 mb4 mb4-xl lh-copy">In early 2020, we’ll release Urbit OS 1: a minimal interface for group communication, and our first complete interface. OS 1 is a tool to chat, share notes and links, and stay connected. </p>
62 <p class="full mt0 mb4 mb4-xl lh-copy">OS 1 is the first step toward a truly complete OS for a networked world. </p>
62 <p class="full mt0 mb4 mb4-xl lh-copy">OS 1 is the first step toward a truly complete OS for a networked world. </p>
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99 <p class="full mt3 mb3 mb3-xl lh-copy">You can also follow us on <a class="bb" href="https://twitter.com/urbit">Twitter</a> or <a class="bb" href="https://github.com/urbit">Github</a>.</p>
99 <p class="full mt3 mb3 mb3-xl lh-copy">You can also follow us on <a class="bb" href="https://twitter.com/urbit">Twitter</a> or <a class="bb" href="https://github.com/urbit">Github</a>.</p>
100− <p class="full mt0 mb3 mb4-xl lh-copy">Or, preferably, on Urbit itself in <code>`~dopzod/urbit-help`</code></p>
100+ <p class="full mt0 mb3 mb4-xl lh-copy">Or, preferably, on Urbit itself in <code>~dopzod/urbit-help</code></p>
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