Urbit Is for Communities(urbit.org) |
Urbit Is for Communities(urbit.org) |
Just because the original creator was a neoreactionary does not entail that the software is intended to (or even can) promote the establishment of a neoreactionary political system.
The best way to get an idea is to read this series https://urbit.org/understanding-urbit/. This is also a great high-level introduction that skips the more technical aspects: https://urbit.org/blog/urbit-for-normies/.
I'd try to explain more here, but I cannot do a better job at than they've already done.
Edit: Also, it's despised by many on ideological grounds due to its creator's (who is no longer affiliated with the project in any way) political views from a decade ago. I'm not going to comment on this any further, because it's a tired case (discussed in literally every other thread on HN about Urbit) and I find it quite petty.
From Wikipedia: "An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware, software resources, and provides common services for computer programs."
It does that, which you can read about here: https://urbit.org/docs/tutorials/arvo/arvo/
Whether it's hosted on top of Unix at the moment is beside the point.
Joke apart, yes, someone asks for a concise, plain explanation and looks like it can't be provided.
"Urbit is a new OS and peer-to-peer network that’s simple by design, built to last forever, and 100% owned by its users. Under the hood, Urbit is a clean-slate software stack compact enough that an individual developer can understand and control it completely."
That's what it is. Concise and plain. Why re-explain something that's already well-written by another? Is following links and reading for half a minute too much to ask these days? If so, I'd suggest that the ask isn't very genuine.
This actually sounds interesting, and could motivate me to read more about it. The marketing speak they use online and in their emails? Not so much.