Dweb
dweb is an abbreviation meaning decentralized/decentralised or distributed web, both an explicit use of the existing web in a decentralized manner as originally intended (such as the IndieWeb community / protocols / projects), and also encompassing new decentralized web approaches such as replacements for HTTP and DNS.
Summary: Mozilla has been actively participating in and supporting decentralized web approaches in several ways:
- 👥 Your Future, Decentralized participatory session & discussions led by Nicole Shadowen at MozFest in October 2019
- ▶️ Mitchell Baker: Revitalizing the Web (27 min) and ▶️ Tantek Çelik: Taking Back Your Content With Practical Decentralization Steps (9 min) talks at the 2018 Decentralized Web Summit
- 📝 Mozilla Hacks Blog: dweb series
- 🎪 IndieWebCamps in Berlin, Portland, and SF, participant-driven events for web creators to collaborate & interoperate
Events
Mozilla has been actively organizing, supporting, and participating in several decentralized web related events, spaces, and meetups:
MozFest
Our annual MozFest event has historically had a number of sessions (and sometimes whole spaces) about decentralized web technologies and discussions:
- Browse MozFest 2022 sessions for specific related topics (e.g. metaverse)
Previous MozFest related sessions & spaces:
See Category:Mozilla Festival for more.
Decentralized Web Summit
2018 Decentralized Web Summit talks and workshops:
- ▶️ Mitchell Baker: Revitalizing the Web (27 min)
- ▶️ Tantek Çelik: Taking Back Your Content With Practical Decentralization Steps (9 min)
2016 Decentralized Web Summit:
- Welcome by Mitchell Baker, and participation in various sessions and Q&A
IndieWeb Community Events
Pre-pandemic (until March of 2020), Mozilla (and other hosts) organized in-person biweekly Homebrew Website Club (HWC) meetups where we discussed all things independent / open / decentralized web. These have transitioned to online, community volunteer organized events:
- Next HWC meetup(s): https://events.indieweb.org/tag/hwc
We also hosted (along with others) and participated in in-person weekend maker/creative/hacking events called IndieWebCamps, which have also transitioned to online, community volunteer organized events:
- Next IndieWebCamp(s): https://events.indieweb.org/tag/indiewebcamp
Hacks Blog
The Mozilla Hacks Blog: dweb series explored a number of decentralized web technologies, standards, and approaches, written by a number of authors:
- Decentralizing Social Interactions with ActivityPub
- Dweb: Identity for the Decentralized Web with IndieAuth
- Dweb: Decentralised, Real-Time, Interoperable Communication with Matrix
- Dweb: Creating Decentralized Organizations with Aragon
- Dweb: Building Cooperation and Trust into the Web with IPFS
- Dweb: Serving the Web from the Browser with Beaker
- Dweb: Building a Resilient Web with WebTorrent
- Dweb: Social Feeds with Secure Scuttlebutt
- Introducing the Dweb