> * How did this project get started? What problem is it trying to solve?
OrbitDB got started because we wanted to build serverless applications, especially for the web (ie. applications that run in the browser.) Serverless meaning "no server" and no central authority, ie. something that can't be shut down.
OrbitDB gives tools to build systems and applications where the user owns their data, that is, the data that is not controlled by a service. As a way of simple example, imagine Twitter that doesn't have one massive database for all tweets, but rather you'd have one database for each user.
OrbitDB got started because we wanted to build serverless applications, especially for the web (ie. applications that run in the browser.) Serverless meaning "no server" and no central authority, ie. something that can't be shut down.
OrbitDB gives tools to build systems and applications where the user owns their data, that is, the data that is not controlled by a service. As a way of simple example, imagine Twitter that doesn't have one massive database for all tweets, but rather you'd have one database for each user.