Explaining-the-Vision-Panel
These messages are unofficial drafts and should be treated as such.
You can find the transcripts of Tim's talks about Solid which are the basis of the key messages below. Under each key message are links to Tim's talks where he talks about that key message.
The key messages below are the raw material used to develop Solid in a Nutshell.
Solid is a standard (for a generic data store API & data storage)
Where you store your data is called a Pod
Apps are separate from Pods
Users should control their data meaning a user chooses which Pod to store what data on and which app can use what data and be able to change their mind
When a user uses an app for work the workplace decides where to store the data
Users can self-host a Pod or use a Pod provider
One user can have multiple Pods
Multiple apps can use the same data
Users have an identity which doesn't track them
Users can have more than one identity
Users can share data with other users even if they have different identity providers
Some Solid apps will be branded as 'beneficent apps' which will use data in the interest of the user
Users could pay for apps, Pods, and identity providers and are more likely to do so for the beneficent variety