diff --git a/content/_faq.md b/content/_faq.md index 12452be..f0e948e 100644 --- a/content/_faq.md +++ b/content/_faq.md @@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ a secure site login replacement so you don't need passwords when accessing other sites on the web. -### How does Tent work? - -Check out this page for a full description - - ### What does Tent do? When you create new content, Tent sends it to the followers you choose. It also diff --git a/content/blog/introducing-tent.md b/content/blog/introducing-tent.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0b7315f --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/introducing-tent.md @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +--- +title: Introducing Tent +kind: article +created_at: August 22, 2012 14:05 EDT +--- + +Tent is a new protocol for open, distributed social networking. + +What we believe -- [The Tent Manifesto](/blog/the-tent-manifesto) + +### What makes Tent different? + +Tent is decentralized, not federated or centralized. Any Tent server can connect +to any other Tent server. All features are available to any server as +first-class citizens. Anyone can host their own tent server. Tent servers can +also be run as Tor hidden services to create a social darknet for at-risk +organizers and activists. Anyone can write applications that connect to Tent in +order to display or create user content. + +Relationships are between users, independent of their service providers, so +users take their data and relationships with them when they change Tent service +providers. Every user decide which other users can follow them and what +information will be shared with each of their followers. + +### You are your memories and relationships + +We use social networks to advertise our identities, communicate with friends, +families, co-workers, customers, and brands. The content we create in the form +of messages, uploaded media, and social graphs is not only valuable, it has come +to define each of us. This information, our relationships and our data needs to +be under our own control. When a user leaves a social service provider for any +reason, that user should be able to take their relationships, not just a copy of +their data, with them. Tent lets them. + + +### Planning for the Future + +Tent supports extensible formats for post types and profile information. As +developers' needs change they are free to create new open formats for data +exchange. Tent is built on HTTPS, JSON and OAuth, each of which handles hundreds +of millions of transactions online each day. We designed Tent to grow and adapt +with its users. + + +### The Tent Ecosystem + +Tent not specifying the economics of an ecosystem. There will be many options +for users, from free to paid to self hosted, from ad supported to +advertising-free, with providers that serve different market segments and +types of users. Since anyone can set up a Tent server or become a service +provider, niche needs should quickly be met, based on demand. + +There are many spectrums of need: + +technically experienced - inexperienced
+rich - poor
+ad tolerant - ad intolerant
+verified - pseudonyms
+public - private
+centralized - distributed
+ +## Next steps + +The first Tent server implementation will be available as an open source +repository very soon. A hosted version for users unwilling or unable to host +their own will follow quickly. + +In the meantime, we encourage anyone developing apps or services supporting Tent +to add your services to the list in the GitHub repository via pull request. The +same goes for post-types and profile info-types: a community site will launch +soon, for now, use pull requests or reach out directly: info@tent.io + +More coming soon about the future of Tent. diff --git a/layouts/head.slim b/layouts/_head.slim similarity index 100% rename from layouts/head.slim rename to layouts/_head.slim diff --git a/layouts/navbar.slim b/layouts/_navbar.slim similarity index 100% rename from layouts/navbar.slim rename to layouts/_navbar.slim diff --git a/layouts/default.slim b/layouts/default.slim index e09bc2c..098d95e 100644 --- a/layouts/default.slim +++ b/layouts/default.slim @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ doctype html html lang='en' - head == render 'head' + head == render '_head' body - == render 'navbar' + == render '_navbar' .container .row .span8.offset2 diff --git a/layouts/post.slim b/layouts/post.slim index 4aa2870..58967e9 100644 --- a/layouts/post.slim +++ b/layouts/post.slim @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ doctype html html lang='en' - head == render 'head' + head == render '_head' body - == render 'navbar' + == render '_navbar' .container .row .span8.offset2