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| '''Urbit''' is a ] ]<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/urbit-the-bold-pitch-to-re-decentralize-the-internet-on-top-of-the-internet-1468257340|title=Urbit: The Bold Pitch to Re-Decentralize the Internet, on Top of the Internet|last=Van Wirdum|first=Aaron|date=July 11, 2016|work=Bitcoin Magazine|access-date=June 13, 2019}}</ref>, comprised of a set of ] ("Hoon", a high-level ] language, and "Nock," its low-level compiled language); a single-function ] built on those languages ("Arvo"); a personal address space, built on the ] ], for each instance of the operating system to participate in a decentralized network ("Azimuth"); and the decentralized network itself, an encrypted, ] ] running on top of the ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://media.urbit.org/whitepaper.pdf|title=Urbit: A Solid-State Interpreter|last=Yarvin|first=Curtis|last2=Philip|first2=Monk|date=May 26, 2016|website=Tlon Corporation|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=June 13, 2019|last3=Dyudin|first3=Anton|last4=Pasco|first4=Raymond}}</ref> | |||
| The Urbit platform was conceived and first developed in ]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/2/21/14671978/alt-right-mencius-moldbug-urbit-curtis-yarvin-tlon|title=Alt-right darling Mencius Moldbug wanted to destroy democracy. Now he wants to sell you web services|last=Lecher|first=Colin|date=2017-02-21|website=The Verge|access-date=2019-06-14}}</ref> by ], and is currently developed by its parent company, the ''Tlon Corporation'', which Yarvin founded in ].<ref name=":2" /> | |||
| The aim of the Urbit platform is to "reboot computing"<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://reason.com/2016/06/21/can-urbit-transform-the-internet/|title=Can Urbit Reboot Computing?|last=O'Sullivan|first=Andrea|date=2016-06-21|website=Reason.com|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-06-14}}</ref> by rewriting the underlying software ] of ] computers; as well as the communication protocols that exist between client and ] machines. In doing so, the platform aims to distribute the client-server relationship across all computers on the network, circumventing the possibility of centralized control by large ]. In addition to this goal, Urbit seeks to provide a permanent address space for each instance on the network. Yarvin, and Tlon ] Galen Wolfe-Pauly, have also alternatively described Urbit as "an operating function"<ref name=":3" />, a "solid-state interpreter"<ref name=":1" />, a "city in the cloud"<ref name=":0" />, and a "personal server".<ref name=":2" /> Yarvin has also analogized the platform with ], describing Urbit as "digital land" to Bitcoin's "digital money."<ref name=":0" /> | |||
| The platform is known for being complicated and obscure<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />, as a consequence of its approaches; it is also mired in controversy due to the opinions of its creator, Curtis Yarvin, and his association with the ].<ref name=":2" /> | |||
| == Controversy == | |||
| Yarvin's reputation has resulted in Urbit's considerable controversy at public events and conferences, most notably at LambdaConf 2016, when Yarvin's inclusion at the event resulted in five speakers and three sponsors withdrawing their participation in response.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inc.com/tess-townsend/why-it-matters-that-an-obscure-programming-conference-is-hosting-mencius-moldbug.html|title=Controversy Rages Over 'Pro-Slavery' Tech Speaker Curtis Yarvin|last=Townsend|first=Tess|date=2016-03-31|website=Inc.com|access-date=2019-06-14}}</ref> Yarvin had previously had his invitation to the 2015 Strange Loop conference rescinded, with the conference's organizer noting that "his mere inclusion and/or presence would overshadow the content of his talk".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://slate.com/technology/2015/06/curtis-yarvin-booted-from-strange-loop-its-a-big-big-problem.html|title=When All It Takes to Be Booted From a Tech Conference Is Being a “Distraction,” We Have a Problem|last=Auerbach|first=David|date=2015-06-10|website=Slate Magazine|language=en|access-date=2019-06-14}}</ref> | |||
| After seventeen years of working on the Urbit project, Yarvin departed Tlon in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://urbit.org/posts/a-founders-farewell/|title=A Founder's Farewell|last=|first=|date=January 14, 2019|website=Urbit.org|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=June 13, 2019|note=}}</ref> | |||
| == External links == | |||
| * https://urbit.org | |||
| * https://tlon.io | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
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Urbit is a decentralized computing platform, comprised of a set of programming languages ("Hoon", a high-level functional programming language, and "Nock," its low-level compiled language); a single-function operating system built on those languages ("Arvo"); a personal address space, built on the Ethereum blockchain, for each instance of the operating system to participate in a decentralized network ("Azimuth"); and the decentralized network itself, an encrypted, peer-to-peer protocol running on top of the User Datagram Protocol.
The Urbit platform was conceived and first developed in 2002 by Curtis Yarvin, and is currently developed by its parent company, the Tlon Corporation, which Yarvin founded in 2013.
The aim of the Urbit platform is to "reboot computing" by rewriting the underlying software stack of client computers; as well as the communication protocols that exist between client and server machines. In doing so, the platform aims to distribute the client-server relationship across all computers on the network, circumventing the possibility of centralized control by large corporations. In addition to this goal, Urbit seeks to provide a permanent address space for each instance on the network. Yarvin, and Tlon CEO Galen Wolfe-Pauly, have also alternatively described Urbit as "an operating function", a "solid-state interpreter", a "city in the cloud", and a "personal server". Yarvin has also analogized the platform with Bitcoin, describing Urbit as "digital land" to Bitcoin's "digital money."
The platform is known for being complicated and obscure, as a consequence of its approaches; it is also mired in controversy due to the opinions of its creator, Curtis Yarvin, and his association with the Dark Enlightenment.
Controversy
Yarvin's reputation has resulted in Urbit's considerable controversy at public events and conferences, most notably at LambdaConf 2016, when Yarvin's inclusion at the event resulted in five speakers and three sponsors withdrawing their participation in response. Yarvin had previously had his invitation to the 2015 Strange Loop conference rescinded, with the conference's organizer noting that "his mere inclusion and/or presence would overshadow the content of his talk".
After seventeen years of working on the Urbit project, Yarvin departed Tlon in 2019.
External links
- ^ Van Wirdum, Aaron (July 11, 2016). "Urbit: The Bold Pitch to Re-Decentralize the Internet, on Top of the Internet". Bitcoin Magazine. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
- ^ Yarvin, Curtis; Philip, Monk; Dyudin, Anton; Pasco, Raymond (May 26, 2016). "Urbit: A Solid-State Interpreter" (PDF). Tlon Corporation. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Lecher, Colin (2017-02-21). "Alt-right darling Mencius Moldbug wanted to destroy democracy. Now he wants to sell you web services". The Verge. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Andrea (2016-06-21). "Can Urbit Reboot Computing?". Reason.com. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - Townsend, Tess (2016-03-31). "Controversy Rages Over 'Pro-Slavery' Tech Speaker Curtis Yarvin". Inc.com. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- Auerbach, David (2015-06-10). "When All It Takes to Be Booted From a Tech Conference Is Being a "Distraction," We Have a Problem". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- "A Founder's Farewell". Urbit.org. January 14, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
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