Resources
We’re not the only ones trying to save the world. Although egx does not directly support the initiatives below we do champion them and encourage you to learn more about them.
Humane Technology
Much of today’s web is abusive in that it spies on users, manipulates them, or denies them their rights. Groups are springing up to address these moral shortcomings.
Metrics Fixation
Decentralized Technologies
Brightnets
Conferences
Resources for a Deeper Dive
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Matrix Ecosystem Review (PDF): A review and comparison of various decentralized technologies.
Decentralized Resources
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alternative-internet: A collection of interesting new networks and tech aiming at decentralisation (in some form).
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awesome-decentralized-web: an awesome list of decentralized services and technologies
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awesome-decentralized: - Awesome list of distributed, decentralized, p2p apps and tools -
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redecentralize-website: Website of Redecentralize.org
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decentralized-social-apps-guide: An awesome overview of existing open-source decentralized apps and platforms for social networking, engagement and collaboration
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awesome-peer-to-peer: A list of peer-to-peer resources.
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p2p-index: A collection of peer-to-peer decentralized projects.
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decentralized-web-primer: An introduction to the ideas, implications and technical design principles of the decentralized web. Viewable at
Identity and Web of Trust
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Decentralized Identity Web Directory (website source): Self Sovereign Identity Curated
Rebooting the Web of Trust Workshops
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rebooting-the-web-of-trust: RWOT1 in San Francisco, California
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rwot2-id2020: RWOT2 for the ID2020 UN Summit (May 2016)
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rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2016: RWOT3 in San Francisco, California
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rebooting-the-web-of-trust-spring2017: RWOT4 in Paris, France
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rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2017: RWOT5 in Boston, Massachusetts
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rebooting-the-web-of-trust-spring2018: RWOT6 in Santa Barbara, California
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rwot7-toronto: RWOT7 in Toronto, Canada (September 2018)
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rwot8-barcelona: RWOT8 in Barcelona, Spain (March 2019)
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rwot9-prague: RWOT9 in Prague, The Czech Republic (September 2019)
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rwot10-buenosaires: CANCELLED: RWOT10 in Buenos Aires, Argentina (March 2020)
Rebooting the Web of Trust Concept Explorations
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self-sovereign-identity: Articles and documents associated with designing and implementing identity technology using self-sovereign identity principles
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verifiable-news: TBD: W3C Credentials Community Group repository for curbing “social bots” and mitigating the spread of online misinformation and “fake news”.
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btcr-hackathon: Virtual hackathon to create spec and code for Bitcoin-based Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs)
Self Hosted and Federated
Lots of stuff, but mostly federated not decentralized:
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selfhosted-awesome-selfhosted: A list of Free Software network services and web applications which can be hosted on your own servers
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awesome-selfhosted: - List of awesome Free Software network services and network-capable applications which can be hosted locally.
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awesome-selfhosted: A list of Free Software network services and web applications which can be hosted locally. Selfhosting is the process of hosting and managing applications instead of renting from Software-as-a-Service providers
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awesome-fediverse: A curated, collaborative list of awesome Fediverse resources
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dank-selfhosted: Automated solution for hosting email, web, DNS, XMPP, and ZNC on OpenBSD.
Not Updated Recently
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awesome-p2p: An awesome list for those interested in building decentralized applications
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vincent-awesome-decentralized: A curated list of decentralized, P2P (peer-to-peer), and distributed platforms and applications (“dapps”).