Holmes Wilson
Holmes is the founder of Quiet (tryquiet.org), a "Slackier Signal" that doesn't require servers, for organizations that need the privacy of Signal but the team features of Slack. He previously co-founded and co-ran the US-based tech policy activism group Fight for the Future (fightforthefuture.org), and also worked as a campaigner at the Free Software Foundation. Way back in the day, he co-founded a peer-to-peer video podcasting tool built on BitTorrent called Miro, and a collaborative subtitling platform Amara.
Sessions
Presenters tabling at Thursday's Demo Night Market are invited to gather on the Main Lawn to practice your pitches, hone your storytelling and receive feedback from mentors and peers.
We'll also test out equipment and internet connection, and ensure you feel ready to demo tomorrow!
6 years into building a peer-to-peer Slack (tryquiet.org), tortured by the hunch that there could be a much better and easier way, I went rogue and spent one year vibe coding ~10 prototype peer-to-peer stacks with the goal of making one that was a) adequate for meeting user needs and b) simpler than the first versions of BitTorrent. I didn't get as far as (b) but I discovered some really powerful approaches along the way, and/or completely lost all connection with reality. Come be the judge!
Back by popular demand: the DWeb Demo Night Market -- a festive evening kick-off event where you can get a taste of tech from around the world, directly from the decentralized tech stack. We’re highlighting “ready to test” new tools, in a beautifully lit outdoor market, where you can grab a cocktail and wander through dozens of select projects demonstrating their latest breakthroughs.
In part, check out projects to help plan for what sessions to attend in the week ahead.
Take a look at some of the presenters from 2024's Demo Night: https://2024.dwebcamp.org/projects/