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20240424 public text description update

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Updated the Project Description - Wanted Features of the ecosystem:

Wanted Features of the Ecosystem

  • Plain text: Using Markdown for simple, flexible content creation and editing. Tags and more complex metadata is stored using an open plaintext protocol.
  • Rich Semantic Syntax: Using RDF Semantic Edges and Weighted Attributes and Weighted Links/Edges
  • Compatibility Plaintext PublicTxt Syntax should be consistent with Obsidian and Obsidian DataView Plugin links and attributes
  • Feature Rich UI Making all the other features easy to use, while storing as much data as possible in plaintext with PublicTxt Syntax
  • Desktop and Mobile UI: Accessible interfaces for diverse devices, enhancing user interaction, content discovery and creation, and community engagement.
  • Fluid Community Controls: Flexibility with public, semi-public, and private content settings.
  • TerminusDb Backend: Use richly featured, collaboration focused, versioned Graph Database like TerminusDb to store the Knowledge Graph in memory for faster use of the graph in ecosystem applications
  • Social Bookmarking and Blogging: A standard for storing MetaWeb (SideWiki like) data about web resources. This to be used with Interactive platforms for content creation and sharing.
  • MetaWeb Commons Functionality: A browser extension that integrates Git repositories that contain discussion and notes about web pages with the web browsing experience.
  • Immutable Public Records: Leveraging Git commits - possibly in combination with other forms of distributed ledgers - for transparent and reliable record-keeping.
  • Consensus and Reputation Mechanisms: Empowering community-driven content management and peer review.
  • Web API: A central conduit for seamless data integration and communication.
  • Interoperability: Compatibility with other systems and standards, such as ActivityPub and the W3C Web Annotation Data Model.
  • Decentralisation: A distributed, peer-to-peer network of repositories, with no central authority.
  • Static Web Generation: Generating static websites from PublicTxt repositories.
  • Data Portability: Easy import and export of data in standard formats.