Re: Unhosted web apps as a use case for Linked Web Storage

Good points Melvin! But obviously LWS was not started to scratch an
existing itch of the general public. It's forward looking form part of a
better web.
If you only give them use cases within the mindset of how the web works
today, then we'll just be asking them for "faster horses" and they will
never be able to build a "car engine".

I think the best way to work would be to file both "faster horses"-type and
"car engine"-type use cases in https://github.com/w3c/lws-ucs/issues and
then the working group can filter through them as they see fit.

Cheers,
Michiel

On Fri, 22 Nov 2024 at 03:24, Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@gmail.com>
wrote:

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> pá 22. 11. 2024 v 1:20 odesílatel Nick Jennings <nick@silverbucket.net>
> napsal:
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>> On 21.11.2024 22:25, Melvin Carvalho wrote:
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>> čt 21. 11. 2024 v 17:58 odesílatel Michiel de Jong <michiel@unhosted.org>
>> napsal:
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>>> Should we add unhosted web apps as a use case for linked web storage?
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>> Do you have some examples of unhosted apps that are still working?
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>> Off the top of my head:
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>> * https://litewrite.net
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>> * https://sharesome.5apps.com
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>> But I know there are several more, I just can't recall them and don't
>> know of an up-to-date curated list.
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> Thanks for the examples, Nick! Litewrite does bring back memories—I used
> it back in the day too. It’s a shame it’s blocked by Google now, and given
> that it hasn’t been updated since 2018, it feels like it’s no longer
> representative of an active ecosystem.
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> I think it’s great to explore use cases, but I wonder if focusing on apps
> or approaches that are still widely used and actively maintained might make
> more sense for this group. W3C RECs tend to carry the most value when they
> reflect what’s already working well in the real world. Standardizing
> something with a strong existing community of users feels like the best way
> forward.
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> Hope this makes sense!
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>> -Nick
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