Mike Sena from 3box kicked off a discussion on what a “minimum viable dapp” is:
https://twitter.com/somemikesena/status/1135190415051821061
This quickly turned into a discussion on a better word for dapp that isn’t Ethereum centric, and that can speak to users and developers about the benefits of decentralization.
I’ve started using the word data-ethics and Mike’s suggestion of something that is similar to the “organic” label when buying food seems like it goes in the right direction.
The two audiences I see for these efforts is developers (when I’m building an app, I’ll put effort into data ethics just like not storing credit cards or keeping passwords in plain text) and to users (when I sign up for a new app or when I’m selecting an app, these are the things I look for).
Targeting both means we can have both supply (apps that include data ethics) and demand (users that look for data ethics).
Now, how do we express, encourage, and possibly even enforce these ideals?
Licensing
We’ve been thinking about if a license that commits a chunk of code to maintain data ethics could work — like the GPL, but locking the user data open.
Kyle Mitchell has started on this work:
https://licensefarm.com/t/test-bed-icepick/35
Principles
There are numerous groups starting to share principles around identity & data ownership.
The Fair Data Society is working on principles.
Ratings
On the other hand, maybe even a rating system would be good. The USFDA and other bodies define and review different definitions of what “organic” means.
This is a more formal process than “just” signing up to principles, but could be very valuable as a shared mark/logo/brand/trade association that works together to spread these principles.
Finally — let’s kill the word dapp. What gets done with your data is bigger than Ethereum or other blockchains. What inclusive word can be used to talk about apps which align with these principles and licenses?
And yeah, maybe it is Web3? Suggestions welcome!
